Muslims at Prayer on Housetop

Alberto Pasini1867

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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