Woman Kneeling in Prayer

Alexandre Couder (French, 1808-1879)1808-1879

Details

Title: Woman Kneeling in Prayer
Creator: Alexandre Couder (French, 1808-1879)
Date Created: 1808-1879
Subject Keywords: woman; church; prayer; devotion; genre; biblical/religious; interior
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Roles: Artist: Alexandre Couder (French, 1808-1879)
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, cream wove paper
Inscriptions: "Alex Couder" in watercolor, lower left, recto; "19" in graphite, upper right, verso; "19" in graphite, bottom edge, verso
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 1/8 x W: 6 7/16 in. (23.1 x 16.3 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1369

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