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Source Description
Mayer, a Baltimore painter, trained with the local artists Ernst Fischer and Alfred Jacob Miller before moving to Paris in 1864-69 to enroll in the studio of Charles Gleyre, the academic master who included among his pupils the impressionists Monet, Sisley, Bazille, and Renoir. Otherwise, he spent most of his career in Baltimore, where he became noted for his paintings of scenes set in Colonial times. In this painting, he has depicted the wedding of a young woman named Angelique, whom he met while abroad.
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Document identity
localId
28168
label
The Bride of Savoy
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
28168
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Bride of Savoy
description
Mayer, a Baltimore painter, trained with the local artists Ernst Fischer and Alfred Jacob Miller before moving to Paris in 1864-69 to enroll in the studio of Charles Gleyre, the academic master who included among his pupils the impressionists Monet, Sisley, Bazille, and Renoir. Otherwise, he spent most of his career in Baltimore, where he became noted for his paintings of scenes set in Colonial times. In this painting, he has depicted the wedding of a young woman named Angelique, whom he met while abroad.
provenance
Glenn C. Wilhide [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by purchase.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
45
height
38.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 17 11/16 x W: 15 1/8 in. (45 x 38.4 cm); H with frame: 27 1/4 x W: 24 1/2 x D: 3 3/4 in. (69.2 x 62.2 x 9.5 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
2956
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2728
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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