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Source Description
Walters commissioned this portrait through his fellow Barye enthusiast in Baltimore George Lucas. Barye's having died thirteen years earlier, Bonnat worked from a photograph of the sculptor taken by the respected French photographer Nadar that, along with a wax model of the "Seated Lion," was provided by Lucas.
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Document identity
localId
1013
label
Portrait of Barye with a Wax Model of ""Seated Lion""
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1013
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of Barye with a Wax Model of ""Seated Lion""
description
Walters commissioned this portrait through his fellow Barye enthusiast in Baltimore George Lucas. Barye's having died thirteen years earlier, Bonnat worked from a photograph of the sculptor taken by the respected French photographer Nadar that, along with a wax model of the "Seated Lion," was provided by Lucas.
provenance
Commissioned by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, January 10, 1885 [1] [2]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Diary of George A. Lucas 18 November 1885.[2] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 601.
date
1885
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
129
height
93
dimensionsRaw
H: 50 13/16 x W: 36 5/8 in. (129 x 93 cm); Framed H: 64 1/4 x W: 49 7/8 x D: 4 1/8 in. (163.2 x 126.68 x 10.48 cm)
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inscriptions
signature
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
8045
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
34
1956
631
484
872
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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