Description
The circumstances surrounding the execution of this study are obscure. Yet the existence of a cognate image by the artist Achille-Etna Michallon (1796–1822), which was acquired at the latter’s estate sale by another contemporary, Léon Cogniet (1794–1880), testifies to the avid interest in Arab dress among young artists of the Romantic generation. The painting by Michallon is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Orléans.
Dimensions
12 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (31.8 x 22.2 cm)
Movement / Period
Accession No
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Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Horace Vernet
Classical Art • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
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