Interior: Woman Kneeling at Prie-dieu

Alexandre Bida1865

Details

Title: Interior: Woman Kneeling at Prie-dieu
Creator: Alexandre Bida (French, 1823-1895)
Date Created: 1865
Subject Keywords: woman; prayer; devotion; Christ; genre; biblical/religious
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Roles: Artist: Alexandre Bida (French, 1823-1895)
Provenance: Purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, January 28, 1865 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931. [1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 192.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: charcoal and white chalk highlights over moderately textured, moderately thick, blue wove paper
Inscriptions: "Bida" in charcoal, lower left; "62" in graphite at upper right corner, verso; 5" (or "b") in graphite at center, 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 15/16 x W: 8 1/16 in. (25.3 x 20.4 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1865
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1415

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