The Suicide
The palette, pistol, and note lying on the floor suggest the tragic sequence of events that has taken place. An artist overcome by adversity has taken his life. Although no particular victim is indicated, this subject might have been prompted by the suicides in 1835 of Decamps...
Drawing
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1589
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drawing
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normalized
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provenance
Henri Didier, 1845 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles de la Roche, 1868 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Wm. T. Blodgett Sale, New York, April 27, 1876, no. 88; John Taylor Johnston Sale, December 22, 1876, no. 86; S. P. Avery, 1876, by purchase; William T. Walters, Baltimore, December 20, 1876, by purchase [Robert Somerville as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.42_Fnt_TR_T99IV.jpg |
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.42_Fnt_TR_T99IV.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.42 |
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Medium
oil on canvas
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