Jules Dalou
Surprised Bather

Surprised Bather

Public Domain

Surprised Bather
ArtistFrench, 1838–1902
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Surprised Bather
Datec. 1900
PlaceFrance
MediumMarble
Dimensions22 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 11 3/4 inches (56.5 × 34.3 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment
Object number89.247
Not on view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Object Type
ProvenanceCommissioned for an English collector; (Anthony Roth, Ltd., London); purchased by MFAH with funds provided by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed, lower front: "DALOU"

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