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Eugène Delacroix, printmaker

Arabes d'Oran (Arabs from Oran), 1833

Description

Maker

  • Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863, French, printmaker
  • Louise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont, French, printer
  • A. Cadart & Luquet, French, publisher

Title

Arabes d'Oran (Arabs from Oran)

Year

1833

Medium

Etching; Roulette

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching,
  • Roulette

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 17.5 x 21.4 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "E. Delacroix sculp."; LC: "ARABES D'ORAN.", "Paris Publiè par CADART & Editeurs, 79, Ras Richolieur"; LR: "Sarazin. imp, Paris." Lettered in image with artist's signature LL: "Delacroix"; with artist's monogram UR.
Numbered UR: 197.

Identification

State

v/vi

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

50.101

About

Two Arabs in headdresses rest on the dune at center, a musket and travelling bag at left. At right in the distance is a pair of men, one on horseback.

Lettered LL: "E. Delacroix sculp."; LC: "ARABES D'ORAN.", "Paris Publiè par CADART & Editeurs, 79, Ras Richolieur"; LR: "Sarazin. imp, Paris." Lettered in image with artist's signature LL: "Delacroix"; with artist's monogram UR.
Numbered UR: 197.

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Helen M. Danforth

June 21 - September 8, 1985

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