Eugène Delacroix and Auguste Delâtre
Arabs of Oran
1833, published 1866
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Etching, drypoint, roulette, engraving, and bitten tone, Sheet: 320 × 420 mm. (12 5/8 × 16 9/16 in.)
Plate: 144 × 191 mm. (5 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
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
1996.48.4958
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 Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure," circulated to Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, September 4-November 1, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; and Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Inscribed: Signed in plate: upper right "ED (in circle monogram)"; lower right "Delacroix" Inscribed in plate: upper right "5"; lower center "ARABES D'ORAN."; lower right "Imp. Delâtre, Paris"
Markings: Watermark: Aqua Fortistes Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
