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The 19th-century holdings of the Walters Art Gallery are unique among museum collections of art from this period. Not only were William T. Walters and his son Henry unique in collecting the art of their own 'Gilded Age', but they also acquired works across many key artistic periods. This new title presents the highlights of this amazing collection. These include paintings by Ingres and Delacroix, landscapes by painters associated with the Barbizon school and the 'transportation' series of watercolors that William Walters bought from Honore Daumier in 1864. However, it is in the field of academic art, which dominated French art during the Second Empire (1852-70) that The Walters excels.