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Source Description
This drawing of a Dutch aristocrat valiantly defending a lone potted tulip is derived from Gérôme's painting "The Tulip Folly," of 1882 (Walters 37.2612). As it was reproduced by means of photoengraving and widely distributed, the painting was well known to the public. Discerning collectors would not be content to have a mechanical reproduction of an original work, but might ask the artist for reductions, variations, or, as in this case, an excerpt of a figure or group of figures from the original work. The sale of such drawings was a common marketing strategy among artists throughout the 19th century, and Gérôme was a master of it.
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Document identity
localId
3623
label
Dutch Cavalier
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
3623
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Dutch Cavalier
description
This drawing of a Dutch aristocrat valiantly defending a lone potted tulip is derived from Gérôme's painting "The Tulip Folly," of 1882 (Walters 37.2612). As it was reproduced by means of photoengraving and widely distributed, the painting was well known to the public. Discerning collectors would not be content to have a mechanical reproduction of an original work, but might ask the artist for reductions, variations, or, as in this case, an excerpt of a figure or group of figures from the original work. The sale of such drawings was a common marketing strategy among artists throughout the 19th century, and Gérôme was a master of it.
provenance
Galerie Mazarini, Lyon; Walters Art Museum, May 2001, by purchase.
date
after 1882
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36
height
23.5
dimensionsRaw
14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
""JL Gerome"" in graphite
below center and right
recto
slightlyy smudged; ""39ff"" in graphite
lower left
verso; label ""Goupil & Comp."" at upper center of mount
RelatedObjects
32905
med
graphite on smooth, moderately thick, cream wove paper
creator_ids
4384
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2069
3818
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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208ab2cb737b0683
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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831f9b60ca262a72
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
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dd3f011a3bb1ec20
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no
hasDescription
no