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Muslim on Housetop at Prayer
Alberto Pasini1867
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
This watercolor was ordered directly from the artist by George Lucas on behalf of William T. Walters in 1867.
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- Title: Muslim on Housetop at Prayer
- Creator: Alberto Pasini (Italian, 1826-1899)
- Date Created: 1867
- 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: Alberto Pasini (Italian, 1826-1899)
- Provenance: Commissioned by William T. Walters (through George Lucas as agent), Baltimore, 1867 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931. [1] See Diaries of George A. Lucas, vol. 2, page 238: "To see Pasini, took & paid for watercolor of prayer 150 fs." 16 April 1867.
- Object Type: watercolors
- Medium: watercolor on blued white, medium weight, slightly textured wove paper, mounted on a cream, thick, very smooth, wove paper with gilded edges
- Inscriptions: [Signature] bottom left: A Pasini
- Exhibitions: A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979., Gérôme and His Circle: Travel, Art, and Business in the Middle East. 2015-2016.
- Dimensions: H: 9 5/16 x W: 7 1/8 in. (23.6 x 18.1 cm); Mat H: 25 x W: 19 in. (63.5 x 48.26 cm)
- Credit Line: Commissioned by William T. Walters, 1867
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.1281
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