Théodore Chassériau
Femmes Mauresques de Constantine
1850
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Théodore Chassériau
Femmes Mauresques de Constantine
1850
Physical Qualities
Softground etching, Sheet: 242 x 322 mm. (9 1/2 x 12 11/16 in.)
Image: 148 x 202 mm. (5 13/16 x 7 15/16 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
1996.48.12720
Print is based on Chassériau's painting, Femme et petite fille avec une gazelle, 1849 (Sandoz 138)
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
Jay McKean Fisher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Théodore Chassériau: Illustrations for Othello," November 11, 1979 - January 6, 1980.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Parallels and Precedents: The George A. Lucas Collection in Context," 23 August - 15 October, 1995.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Parallels and Precedents: The George A. Lucas Collection in Context," 23 August - 15 October, 1995.
Fisher, Jay McKean. Théodore Chassériau: Illustrations for Othello (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1979), p. 156, illustrated.
Inscribed: Inscribed in plate: upper right "[masked out, still slightly visible] Salon de 1850-51"; lower left "Th. Chassériau 1851"; lower center "FEMMES MAURESQUES (de Constantine)"
Markings: None
