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Source Description
Boughton had trained in France with Edouard Frère in the 1860s, although he had spent his early life in America.This watercolor shows a woman, seemingly a widow, deep in prayer. Boughton, who first met William T. Walters in the 1860s was a popular artist with the Baltimore collector and his son Henry. The museum owns seven works, including two oils, by the artist.
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Document identity
localId
12881
label
Woman Kneeling In Prayer
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
12881
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Woman Kneeling In Prayer
description
Boughton had trained in France with Edouard Frère in the 1860s, although he had spent his early life in America.This watercolor shows a woman, seemingly a widow, deep in prayer. Boughton, who first met William T. Walters in the 1860s was a popular artist with the Baltimore collector and his son Henry. The museum owns seven works, including two oils, by the artist.
provenance
Acquired by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1870 (?); inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1860
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
watercolors (paintings)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.3
height
18.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 13/16 x W: 7 1/8 in. (12.3 x 18.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Initials] lower left: G.H.B.
med
watercolor on paper
creator_ids
3094
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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