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Muslims at Prayer on Housetop

Alberto Pasini1867

The Walters Art Museum

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: Muslims at Prayer on Housetop
  • 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] lower left: A. Pasini
  • Exhibitions: A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1983., 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: 11 5/8 x W: 8 1/16 in. (29.6 x 20.4 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: 37.132
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