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Bust of Mrs. William T. Walters (née Ellen Harper)
1862
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Ellen Harper (1822-62), the daughter of a prosperous Philadelphia merchant, married William T. Walters in 1846. When she accompanied her husband on visits to artists' studios, her genial personality contrasted with his gruff manner. Ellen died of pneumonia after visiting the Crystal Palace in Sydenham in 1862.
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- Title: Bust of Mrs. William T. Walters (née Ellen Harper)
- Creator: William Henry Rinehart (American, 1825-1874)
- Date Created: 1862
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: William Henry Rinehart (American, 1825-1874)
- Provenance: Commissioned by William T. Walters, Rome, 1862; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931
- Object Type: portraits; busts
- Medium: white marble
- Inscriptions: [Signature] W.H. Rinehart. Sculpt.
- Geography: Place of Origin: Roma
- Exhibitions: From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016., Rinehart's Studio: Rough Stone to Living Marble. 2015., Three Hundred Fifty Years of Art and Architecture in Maryland. Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park. 1984.
- Dimensions: H: 24 x W: 14 9/16 x D: 8 7/8 in. (61 x 37 x 22.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Commissioned by William T. Walters, 1862
- Classification: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 28.8
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