Louis Mettling
Portrait of a Young Girl
1873
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Louis Mettling
Portrait of a Young Girl
1873
Physical Qualities
Oil on wood panel, 9-1/2 x 7-5/16 in. (24.1 x 18.6 cm.); Frame: 16-1/4 x 14-3/8 x 2-1/4 in. (41.3 x 36.5 x 5.7 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
1996.45.199
Little is known of the life and art of this artist who was born in Dijon
and died at Neuilly in the environs of Paris. Works exhibited during
his lifetime indicate that he was a painter of portraits, still life and
figural compositions, the latter drawn mainly from contemporary life.
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, cat. #78.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #197.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nineteenth Century European Paintings", June 24-September 7, 1969.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Lucas Collection", June 27-Fall 1974, cat. #197.
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, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #197.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nineteenth Century European Paintings", June 24-September 7, 1969.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Lucas Collection", June 27-Fall 1974, cat. #197.
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.
Inscribed: FACE: BL, 'Mettling'. VERSO, FRAME: UC, 'BMA cat./1965/#197'; UR, 'Succession G.A. Lucas...'. VERSO, PAINTING: (inscribed in pen), 'Peint par Mettling. 1874. -/signé'/(different pen) 'from W.H. Huntington.'; 3 newspaper clippings (1 from Figaro 18 Mar. 1904).
