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Source Description
This drawing is related to a painting showing an incident during the "tulipomania" in Holland in the 1630s, when speculators drove the price of tulips to unprecedented heights, only to have the market suddenly collapse. To control the supply, the government ordered the destruction of the tulip beds. Here, a Dutch aristocrat defends his prize tulip from the government soldiers. The painting, "The Tulip Folly" (1882, Walters 37.2612), has been in the Walters since 1983.Gérôme frequently sold drawings that either replicated his most famous works or were variations on them. In this instance, the drawing has been squared to transfer the design, confirming that it is a preliminary study rather than a replica.
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Document identity
localId
77226
label
Study for ""The Tulip Folly""
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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77226
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Study for ""The Tulip Folly""
description
This drawing is related to a painting showing an incident during the "tulipomania" in Holland in the 1630s, when speculators drove the price of tulips to unprecedented heights, only to have the market suddenly collapse. To control the supply, the government ordered the destruction of the tulip beds. Here, a Dutch aristocrat defends his prize tulip from the government soldiers. The painting, "The Tulip Folly" (1882, Walters 37.2612), has been in the Walters since 1983.Gérôme frequently sold drawings that either replicated his most famous works or were variations on them. In this instance, the drawing has been squared to transfer the design, confirming that it is a preliminary study rather than a replica.
provenance
Aimé Morot [the artist's son-in-law], Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [the drawing was once part of a notebook in his possession, later dismembered]; Dr. Edward T. Wilson, Bethesda, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2008, by gift.
date
19th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32.2
height
20
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 11/16 x W: 7 7/8 in. (32.2 x 20 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
3623
med
graphite on paper
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4384
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EAN
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2828
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photo
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