Thomas Couture
Portrait of a Child
1853
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Thomas Couture
Portrait of a Child
1853
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 24 1/4 x 20 in. (61.6 x 50.8 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.71
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of The George A. Lucas Art Collection," 1911.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Modern Painting Isms and How Tthey Grew," January 12- February 11, 1940.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840-1940," June 6-September 1, 1941.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Behold the Child," November 7-December 8, 1950.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute,' October 12-November 21, 1965.
Fred Parker, Memorial Student Union University of California, Davis, CA, "France in the 1860's: The World of the Young Impressionists," May 5 - June 14, 1969.
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, "Thomas Couture: Paintings and Drawings in American Collections," Feb. 5 - Mar. 15, 1970.
"The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure," circulated to Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, September 4-November 1, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Modern Painting Isms and How Tthey Grew," January 12- February 11, 1940.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840-1940," June 6-September 1, 1941.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Behold the Child," November 7-December 8, 1950.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute,' October 12-November 21, 1965.
Fred Parker, Memorial Student Union University of California, Davis, CA, "France in the 1860's: The World of the Young Impressionists," May 5 - June 14, 1969.
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, "Thomas Couture: Paintings and Drawings in American Collections," Feb. 5 - Mar. 15, 1970.
"The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure," circulated to Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, September 4-November 1, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art," October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
"Exhibition of The George A. Lucas Art Collection," Baltimore: The Maryland Institute, 1911, cat. #126.
"A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840-1940," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1941, p. 38.
"Behold the Child," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1950, p. 16.
"The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art," 1965, cat. #73.
Inscribed: FACE: LL, 'Couture 1854'. VERSO, STRETCHER: TC, partially visible, 'Couture (Thomas)...'
