Christian Adolf Schreyer
Arab Horseman
1859
Physical Qualities
Oil on wood panel, Unframed: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (31.8 x 23.5 cm.)
Framed: 17 7/8 x 14 1/8 x 2 in. (45.4 x 35.9 x 5.1 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.247
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911, cat. #223.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Modern Painting Isms and How They Grew", January 12- February 11, 1940.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840 - 1940", June 6-September 1, 1941, p. 46.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 11, 1965, cat. #249.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nineteenth Century European Painting", June 24-September 7, 1969.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Lucas Collection", June 27-Fall 1974, cat. #249.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Downtown Gallery, "Selections from the Lucas Collection," July 21-August 22, 1975.
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, "Orientalism: The Near East in French Painting, 1820-1880," August 27-October 17, 1982; circ. to Neuberger Museum, State University of New York, College at Purchase, November 4-December 23, 1982.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Parallels and Precedents: Baltimore's George A. Lucas Collection in Context", August 23-October 15, 1995.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Modern Painting Isms and How They Grew", January 12- February 11, 1940.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840 - 1940", June 6-September 1, 1941, p. 46.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 11, 1965, cat. #249.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Nineteenth Century European Painting", June 24-September 7, 1969.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Lucas Collection", June 27-Fall 1974, cat. #249.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Downtown Gallery, "Selections from the Lucas Collection," July 21-August 22, 1975.
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, "Orientalism: The Near East in French Painting, 1820-1880," August 27-October 17, 1982; circ. to Neuberger Museum, State University of New York, College at Purchase, November 4-December 23, 1982.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Parallels and Precedents: Baltimore's George A. Lucas Collection in Context", August 23-October 15, 1995.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Inscribed: FACE: BR, 'Ad. Schreyer'; BL, 'Schreyer'. VERSO, FRAME: UC, (label), 'BMA cat./1965/250 (50 crossed out)'; UR, BMA, label; RE sideways, (black paint), '223-1'. VERSO, PAINTING: UR corner, (in blue), 'V'; C, (masking tape, ink), '223'
