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Source Description
After brief training at the School of Fine Arts (École des Beaux-Arts) in Paris, Rajon found success as a print maker. In 1886 he visited New York City, where an exhibition of his etchings had been arranged. It was during this trip that he made several portraits from life of William T. Walters, and at least one of William’s son, Henry, shown here. Test areas, where the artist tried out his materials, can be seen in the upper right-hand corner. As the hardness of the crayon and the texture of the paper, which is handmade, would be variable, tests were prudent and needed.Around the same time this drawing was made, Félix Bracquemond made an etching of it. An example of this print, previously in the collection of George A. Lucas, can be found at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
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Document identity
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24292
label
Henry Walters
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drawing
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24292
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drawing
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normalized
title
Henry Walters
description
After brief training at the School of Fine Arts (École des Beaux-Arts) in Paris, Rajon found success as a print maker. In 1886 he visited New York City, where an exhibition of his etchings had been arranged. It was during this trip that he made several portraits from life of William T. Walters, and at least one of William’s son, Henry, shown here. Test areas, where the artist tried out his materials, can be seen in the upper right-hand corner. As the hardness of the crayon and the texture of the paper, which is handmade, would be variable, tests were prudent and needed.Around the same time this drawing was made, Félix Bracquemond made an etching of it. An example of this print, previously in the collection of George A. Lucas, can be found at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
provenance
Possibly commissioned by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1886; possibly inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894. Warren Delano IV [1], New York; given to Walters Art Museum, 1977.[1] Nephew of the sitter.
date
1886
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
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3
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import
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cm
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31
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21.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 3/16 x W: 8 5/8 in. (31 x 21.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Rajon 1886; [Inscription] On reverse: Rajons drawing from Life HW
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black crayon on blue-gray, moderately thick, moderately textured, cartridge-style laid paper
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