William Adolphe Bouguereau
Sketch for “Charity”
c. 1872
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Selection of Paintings and Watercolors from the Lucas Collection", October, 1934.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Modern Painting Isms and How They Grew", January 12- February 11, 1940.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting, 1840-1940", June 6-September 1, 1941, p. 36.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Colleciton of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #36.
Shepherd Gallery Associates, New York, NY, "Christian Imagery in French Nineteenth Century Art", May 20-July 26, 1980.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Parallels and Precedents, The George A. Lucas Collection in Context", Aug 23-Oct 15, 1995.
Dahesh Museum, New York, "Religion and Rustic Image in Late 19th Century Art", March 4-June 7, 1997.
Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, "In the Studios of Paris: William Bouguereau and His American Students", September 17-December 31, 2006.
Inscribed: VERSO, PAINTING: UL, (label), 'No...SALON . 1824/...of Paris...'La Charity' vous.../au by Bouguereau...'; UL below previous label, 'BOUGUEREAU (W.A.) . . Paris/Pupil of Picot/Prize of Rome, 1850/Legion of Honor, 1859./Member of the Institute of France, 1876./Officer of the Legion of Honor, 1876/Medal of Honor Exposition Universal, 1878'; LC, (newspaper article), 'LES GRANDS OFFICERS D'HEIR/(handwritten in pencil) Bigaro...1902/A l'occasion du centenaire des Ecoles'; UR, newspaper clipping of M. Bouguereau, President; C, (masking tape), '40'; LR: 'Succession G.A. Lucas...No 308'; C, (white pencil), '55'. VERSO, FRAME: UL corner, (masking tape), '40'; UL corner below previous label, 'BMA cat./1965/#36'; UR corner, BMA (label); BL corner, (label), 'Shepherd Gallery Associates/21 East 84th Street, New York 10028..UN 1-4050/Christian Imagery in Nineteenth Century Art 1789-1906/May 20 - July 26, 1980/Catalog no. 155, illustrated/Loan;' UC, '40'
