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Source Description
Meissionier was a self-taught artist who trained by studying the Dutch 17th-century masters in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Subsequently, he specialized in meticulously rendered genre scenes showing figures in historical costumes ranging in date from the 16th through the 18th century. Here, he shows four figures in 16th-century dress.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
79182
label
Four Figural Studies
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
79182
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Four Figural Studies
description
Meissionier was a self-taught artist who trained by studying the Dutch 17th-century masters in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Subsequently, he specialized in meticulously rendered genre scenes showing figures in historical costumes ranging in date from the 16th through the 18th century. Here, he shows four figures in 16th-century dress.
provenance
Paul Prouté SA, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, July 19, 1985, by purchase, #A1503; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, New York, 2008, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
date
n.d.
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.1
height
11.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 3/4 x W: 4 1/2 in. (12.07 x 11.43 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Signed with artist's monogram: EM (conjoined)
med
ink on paper with traces of an under drawing in pencil
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4228
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EAN
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2828
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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