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1869

Edmond Eugène Valton

Associated Names
Edmond Eugène Valton

Artist, French, 1836 - 1910

The image shows a young child sitting on a chair at a table, writing on a piece of paper. The child's facial features, short hair, and dark clothing are visible. On the table in front of them are an open book, a closed book, and an inkwell. In the background, there is a dimly lit room with a bookshelf filled with books.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with stumping, heightened with white, on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 15.8 x 22.5 cm (6 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.47.68

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London); Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Nineteenth Century French Drawings, Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, London, June-July, 1988, no. 23.

Inscriptions

lower right in black chalk: E. Valton 1869

Wikidata ID

Q64556765

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