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Source Description
Jalabert was praised by his contemporaries for his subtle, refined renderings of historical genre scenes. In this painting, which was exhibited at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1855, he shows Orpheus, the legendary poet of ancient Thrace (Greece), enthralling with his music nymphs reclining on the bank of a stream.
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Document identity
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30756
label
Nymphs Listening to the Songs of Orpheus
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
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30756
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drawing
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normalized
title
Nymphs Listening to the Songs of Orpheus
description
Jalabert was praised by his contemporaries for his subtle, refined renderings of historical genre scenes. In this painting, which was exhibited at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1855, he shows Orpheus, the legendary poet of ancient Thrace (Greece), enthralling with his music nymphs reclining on the bank of a stream.
provenance
Purchased by Goupil et Cie, Paris, August 1853 as ""Nymphe des Bois"" [1]; purchased by Vincent van Gogh, La Haye, Netherlands, 1854 (?) or Unknown collector, Liège [date and mode of acquisition unknown] or Marcke de Lummen, Netherlands, September 1854 [2]; Rothschild [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Alexander White, Chicago [date and mode of acquisition unknown]. Purchased by Samuel P. Avery, New York, date unknown; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1878 or earlier; by inheritance, Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest, Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Goupil et Cie Stock Book 1, Stock no. 455, Page 49, Row 10[2] Goupil et Cie Stock Book 1, Stock no. 426, Page 47, Row 6
date
1853
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
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111.8
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91.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 44 x W: 36 1/8 in. (111.8 x 91.8 cm) Framed H: 59 1/2 × W: 52 1/4 in. (151.13 × 132.72 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: ch. Jalabert.; [Date] Lower left: 1853
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oil on canvas
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4615
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2159
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photo
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