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Keywords: Charles François Jalabert - The Awakening - Walters 37106.jpg This painting once believed to be a reduced autograph replica a copy by the original artist after the prime Salon version exhibited in 1872 is now known to be a preparatory sketch dated 1863 Jalabert was a devoted student of Paul Delaroche working with him in Paris and for three years in Italy Delaroche's mentoring of Jalabert gained him access to an elite circle of artists including Géricault Delacroix and Jean-Léon Gérôme Delaroche encouraged Jalabert to exhibit at the Salon as well to compete for the coveted Prix de Rome Faithful like his teacher to the beautiful forms of antiquity and its revival during the Renaissance Jalabert chose to specialize in scenes of everyday life with the anecdotal appeal of this tender rendition of mother and child After he first exhibited a work at the Salon of 1847 Jalabert was presented by Gérôme to the art dealer Adophe Goupil Goupils's accounting books record this sketch as having been sold to William Walters for 2 400 francs on May 9 1864 supporting the earlier date recently discovered by Walters' conservators while cleaning the painting 1863 Oil on canvas cm 33 1 23 3 accession number 37 106 13965 Adolphe Goupil Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown William T Walters Baltimore May 9 1864 by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1864 Signature At upper right Ch Jalabert; Date at upper right 63; Number On label on back no 112 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Charles Jalabert French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1860s paintings from France 1863 paintings
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