Peasants Kneeling Before Shrine

Charles Ramelet (French, 1805-1851)ca. 1840

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Title: Peasants Kneeling Before Shrine
Creator: Charles Ramelet (French, 1805-1851)
Date Created: ca. 1840
Subject Keywords: woman; man; child; prayer; devotion; peasant; genre; architectural; biblical/religious
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Roles: Artist: Charles Ramelet (French, 1805-1851)
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 over graphite underdrawing on slightly textured, moderately thick, beige, wove paper
Inscriptions: Ch. Ramelet in black ink, lower right; 33 in graphite at upper right corner, verso; 30 in graphite at center bottom edge, verso; 1390 in black ink at lower left corner, verso; ve in graphite at lower left corner, verso; partial watermark, Whatman ?, lower right corner, recto
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 15/16 x W: 7 5/8 in. (25.3 x 19.4 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1385

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