Young Woman Praying Beside Baby's Cradle

Léon-Emile Caille (French, 1836-1907)1864

Details

Title: Young Woman Praying Beside Baby's Cradle
Creator: Léon-Emile Caille (French, 1836-1907)
Date Created: 1864
Subject Keywords: woman; infant; child; prayer; genre
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Roles: Artist: Léon-Emile Caille (French, 1836-1907)
Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1870 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: graphite with colored pastel (?) heightening, scraped white highlights, on smooth, moderately thick, beige-toned, coated, cream wove paper
Inscriptions: "Léon Caille 64" in graphite, lower right, recto; "49" in graphite,upper right, verso; "49" 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: 8 7/8 x W: 6 7/8 in. (22.6 x 17.5 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1870 (?)
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1402

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