Portrait of Henry Walters

Paul Adolphe Rajon1886

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Title: Portrait of Henry Walters
Creator: Paul Adolphe Rajon (French, 1842/3-1888)
Date Created: 1886
Subject Keywords: man; portrait; historical; portrait
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: Paul Adolphe Rajon (French, 1842/3-1888)
Provenance: Warren Delano IV [cousin of the sitter], New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1977, by gift.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: black crayon on gray, moderately-thick, moderately textured, cartridge-style laid paper
Inscriptions: [Signature] Rajon 1886; [Inscription] On reverse: Rajons drawing from Life HW
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., A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, 1860-1909. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979., Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1977-1978.
Dimensions: H: 12 3/16 x W: 8 5/8 in. (31 x 21.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Warren Delano IV, 1977
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.2545

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