William Perkins Babcock
The Quartette
1860
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William Perkins Babcock
The Quartette
1860
Physical Qualities
Oil on wood panel, Framed: 14 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 2 in. (36.8 x 40 x 5.1 cm) Sight: 8 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (21.6 x 25.1 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
1996.45.11
Lucas’s numerous references to Babcock in his Diary began shortly after his arrival in Paris in 1857 and continued until the artist’s death in the summer of 1899. Born in Boston, Babcock lived most of his life in France. In 1847, he became one of the first Americans to study with academic painter, Thomas Couture, and subsequently went on to Barbizon where he befriended Jean-François Millet. Although he painted landscapes and still lifes, Babcock focused his efforts on figural representations many of which are imbued with decidedly mystical qualities.
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. #22.
BMA, 'The George A. Lucas Collection of The Maryland Institute,' Oct. 12 - Nov. 21, 1965, cat. #10.
BMA, '19th Century European Paintings,' June 24 - Sept. 27, 1969.
University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, MD, "American Pupils of Thomas Couture," Mar. 19 - Apr. 26, 1970, illus. #2.
University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, MD, "American Pupils of Thomas Couture," Mar. 19 - Apr. 26, 1970.
BMA,'Lucas Collection,' June 27 - fall, 1974, #10. (as noted on old subject card)
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.
BMA, 'The George A. Lucas Collection of The Maryland Institute,' Oct. 12 - Nov. 21, 1965, cat. #10.
BMA, '19th Century European Paintings,' June 24 - Sept. 27, 1969.
University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, MD, "American Pupils of Thomas Couture," Mar. 19 - Apr. 26, 1970, illus. #2.
University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, MD, "American Pupils of Thomas Couture," Mar. 19 - Apr. 26, 1970.
BMA,'Lucas Collection,' June 27 - fall, 1974, #10. (as noted on old subject card)
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: VERSO, PANEL: 'WP Babcock Pinct '61'.
