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| Keywords: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, RA, OM - My Sister Is Not In - Walters 3786.jpg Alma-Tadema was born in Friesland the Netherlands but was trained in Belgium After the death of his first wife in 1870 he moved to London where he developed a reputation for his seemingly accurate reconstructions of genre scenes set in ancient Rome Here a Roman maiden closes a curtain in an unconvincing attempt to conceal her sister from a suitor Alma-Tadema's wealthy British patrons could readily relate to the individuals he portrays members of the upper class in an era of affluence 1879 oil on panel cm 40 5 31 2 ; Framed cm 73 7 64 8 12 1 accession number 37 86 30960 Henry Walters city Baltimore S P Avery as dealer Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters 1884 Signature On door jamb at lower left L Alma Tadema op CCX Empires Restored Elysium Revisited The Art of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum AJ Amsterdam; The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown; Taft Museum of Art Cincinatti; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Memphis; The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1991-1992 Exhibition title unknown held at the Royal Academy London Royal Academy of Arts London 1880 Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum AJ Amsterdam; Walker Art Gallery Liverpool 1996-1997 place of origin London England United Kingdom PD-old-auto 1912 Paintings by Lawrence Alma-Tadema Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Sisters in art | ||||
