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Source Description
This drawing, rendered more in tonal contrasts than in line, shows a dimly lit cottage interior. Three youths pray on a roughly hewn bench in front of a cupboard surmounted by a votive statue. Their clogs are scattered across the floor. An image of the Virgin is partially visible to their right, and beyond is a large fireplace with a rustic mantle. The stone blocks elevating the cupboard above the ground indicate that the cottage floor is made of dirt. A bent taper has not been lit, and the raking illumination appears to come from a door or window beyond the picture.
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Document identity
localId
21705
label
Interior with Three Boys Kneeling
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
21705
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Interior with Three Boys Kneeling
description
This drawing, rendered more in tonal contrasts than in line, shows a dimly lit cottage interior. Three youths pray on a roughly hewn bench in front of a cupboard surmounted by a votive statue. Their clogs are scattered across the floor. An image of the Virgin is partially visible to their right, and beyond is a large fireplace with a rustic mantle. The stone blocks elevating the cupboard above the ground indicate that the cottage floor is made of dirt. A bent taper has not been lit, and the raking illumination appears to come from a door or window beyond the picture.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, June 22, 1862 (?), by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1850
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.6
height
17.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 5/16 x W: 6 7/8 in. (23.6 x 17.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signed] Lower left recto
in black crayon: Edouard Frère
med
oily black crayon with incised highlights over brown ink washes on medium thickness, slightly textured, cream wove paper
creator_ids
4366
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1993
187
2069
190
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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1606163e1504db4f