Man, Woman, and Girl at Prayer in Church

Léon Henri Antoine Loire (French, 1821-1898)1864

Details

Title: Man, Woman, and Girl at Prayer in Church
Creator: Léon Henri Antoine Loire (French, 1821-1898)
Date Created: 1864
Subject Keywords: man; woman; child; church; prayer; devotion; genre; biblical/religious
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Roles: Artist: Léon Henri Antoine Loire (French, 1821-1898)
Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: watercolors
Medium: watercolor and graphite over graphite underdrawing on smooth, moderately thick, beige wove paper
Inscriptions: [Signature] lower right: L. Loire 1864
Exhibitions: 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.
Dimensions: H: 9 3/16 x W: 7 in. (23.3 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1354

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