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Source Description
This is one of two drawings described as self-portraits of Meissonier by Richard B. Gruelle in his book "Notes Critical and Biographical: Collection of W.T. Walters," published in 1895. The second drawing is no longer part of the Walters collection, being last listed in the museum catalog of 1903, and absent from the 1909 catalog. The second drawing was also dated "1853."
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
35603
label
Self-Portrait
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.988 ()
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
35603
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.988 ()
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Self-Portrait
description
This is one of two drawings described as self-portraits of Meissonier by Richard B. Gruelle in his book "Notes Critical and Biographical: Collection of W.T. Walters," published in 1895. The second drawing is no longer part of the Walters collection, being last listed in the museum catalog of 1903, and absent from the 1909 catalog. The second drawing was also dated "1853."
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, before 1894, [mode of acquisition unknown] [1]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.[1] See Gruelle, ""Notes Critical and Biographical."" 1895, cat. no. 250-151, p. 178.
date
1853
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.988 ()
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.5
height
21.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 1/16 x W: 8 9/16 in. (25.5 x 21.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
""M / 1853"" in red chalk
above center and to the right
recto
med
red and black chalk on slightly textured, moderately thick, light orange wove paper
creator_ids
4228
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2069
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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f383c0379ca45021
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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72046151dd5e1102
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
bf942e6695b8729b
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no