Provenance: Purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, April 11, 1883 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 561.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: brush and ink and black crayon with scraping on moderately thick, moderately textured, laminate, wove (?) paper prepared with a white pigmented ground
Inscriptions: [Signature] Lower right: Bida
Exhibitions: Gérôme and His Circle: Travel, Art, and Business in the Middle East. 2015-2016., The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. 2005-2006., A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1983.
Dimensions: H: 24 3/4 x W: 18 7/8 in. (62.8 x 48 cm); Framed H: 36 5/16 x W: 30 1/16 x D: 1 1/2 in. (92.3 x 76.3 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1883
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.91
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more