Woman and Child Kneeling Before a Cross

Jules-Jacques Veyrasset (French, 1828-1893)ca. 1865

Details

Title: Woman and Child Kneeling Before a Cross
Creator: Jules-Jacques Veyrasset (French, 1828-1893)
Date Created: ca. 1865
Subject Keywords: woman; child; prayer; devotion; genre; biblical/religious
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Roles: Artist: Jules-Jacques Veyrasset (French, 1828-1893)
Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1865 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: watercolors
Medium: watercolor with gum heightening over graphite underdrawing on moderately textured, moderately thick, cream, wove paper
Inscriptions: "J. Veyrassat" in watercolor, lower left; "41" in graphite, upper rightr, verso; "37" in graphite, bottom edge, verso
Geography: Death Location: Paris, Birth Location: Angers
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.
Dimensions: H: 6 3/8 x W: 9 1/16 in. (16.2 x 23 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1865 (?)
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1394

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