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Woman Kneeling In Prayer
George Henry Boughtonca. 1860
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Boughton had trained in France with Edouard Frère in the 1860s, although he had spent his early life in America.This watercolor shows a woman, seemingly a widow, deep in prayer. Boughton, who first met William T. Walters in the 1860s was a popular artist with the Baltimore collector and his son Henry. The museum owns seven works, including two oils, by the artist.
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- Title: Woman Kneeling In Prayer
- Creator: George Henry Boughton (American, 1833-1905)
- Date Created: ca. 1860
- 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: George Henry Boughton (American, 1833-1905)
- Provenance: Acquired by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1870 (?); inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
- Object Type: watercolor
- Medium: watercolor on paper
- Inscriptions: [Initials] lower left: G.H.B.
- Dimensions: H: 4 13/16 x W: 7 1/8 in. (12.3 x 18.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.1384
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