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Source Description
Perry trained in Europe, initially under Emmanuel Leutze in Düsseldorf, Germany, and then with Thomas Couture in Paris. Before opening a studio in New York in 1866, he traveled extensively and for a time served as United States Consul in Venice.This drawing was made during an 1858-1862 stay in the United States and records a typical kitchen interior in mid 19th-century America. The sentimental young cook strokes the soft feathers of a bird. The bird's eye is open, unlike the eyes of the birds placed on the table. Is the young girl bidding the bird farewell before she has to kill it?
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Document identity
localId
3989
label
Young Cook Caressing A Dead Bird
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
3989
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Young Cook Caressing A Dead Bird
description
Perry trained in Europe, initially under Emmanuel Leutze in Düsseldorf, Germany, and then with Thomas Couture in Paris. Before opening a studio in New York in 1866, he traveled extensively and for a time served as United States Consul in Venice.This drawing was made during an 1858-1862 stay in the United States and records a typical kitchen interior in mid 19th-century America. The sentimental young cook strokes the soft feathers of a bird. The bird's eye is open, unlike the eyes of the birds placed on the table. Is the young girl bidding the bird farewell before she has to kill it?
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1859
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.6
height
11.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 1/2 x W: 4 11/16 in. (26.6 x 11.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signed and dated] Lower right: E.W. Perry jr 1859
med
pencil and wash on paper
creator_ids
4979
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2180
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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2ecf77cb144c68d5
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3
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photo
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