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Source Description
This drawing shows Jennie Walters at around 7 years of age. Jennie was the sister of Henry Walters, who founded the Walters Art Museum. The portrait was made in New York just before the Civil War by the French artist Jules Emile Saintin. Saintin made a tour of the United States between 1854 and 1860 making portraits of wealthy citizens.For this work the artist used a commercially available paper, which resembles modern day scratch board. The paper was prepared with a layer of white paint, over which was applied a layer of gray paint. This create a smooth surface, which can be incised with a sharp tool to create white highlights.
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Document identity
localId
6640
label
Jennie Walters
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
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6640
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contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Jennie Walters
description
This drawing shows Jennie Walters at around 7 years of age. Jennie was the sister of Henry Walters, who founded the Walters Art Museum. The portrait was made in New York just before the Civil War by the French artist Jules Emile Saintin. Saintin made a tour of the United States between 1854 and 1860 making portraits of wealthy citizens.For this work the artist used a commercially available paper, which resembles modern day scratch board. The paper was prepared with a layer of white paint, over which was applied a layer of gray paint. This create a smooth surface, which can be incised with a sharp tool to create white highlights.
provenance
Commissioned by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1860; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1860
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.5
height
20
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 7 7/8 in. (23.5 x 20 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In graphite at bottom center: E. Saintin / New York 1860
med
graphite on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper, prepared with a gray and a white ground
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5822
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EAN
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2069
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Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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