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Source Description
Rather than recording the quaint, but impoverished circumstances of the Écouen villagers, Soyer records a scene of happy domesticity. A young child gazes inquisitively at his grandmother, who has fallen asleep with her glasses in her lap. Beside her is a cat lapping its food. On the floor are potential threats to this tranquil scene-a toy drum and drumsticks. A vase of flowers on the mantel adds a cheerful note to the rustically, but adequately furnished room.
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Document identity
localId
18479
label
Interior with Old Woman and Boy
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
18479
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Interior with Old Woman and Boy
description
Rather than recording the quaint, but impoverished circumstances of the Écouen villagers, Soyer records a scene of happy domesticity. A young child gazes inquisitively at his grandmother, who has fallen asleep with her glasses in her lap. Beside her is a cat lapping its food. On the floor are potential threats to this tranquil scene-a toy drum and drumsticks. A vase of flowers on the mantel adds a cheerful note to the rustically, but adequately furnished room.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, June 28, 1862, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1862
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.5
height
14.9
dimensionsRaw
7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in. (19.5 x 14.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
""Paul Soyer 1862"" in ink
lower left
med
ink washes heightened with white gouache on cream, moderately-thick, slightly textured wove paper
creator_ids
6366
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1993
187
2069
190
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
a1b90a53cceddca5