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Scene in the Jewish Quarter of Constantine, 1851
Théodore Chassériau (French, 1819–1856)
Oil on canvas; 22 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (56.8 x 47 cm)
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1996 (1996.285)

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Christofle, Paris (by 1893–1931); Georges Lefébure (in 1931); Rex Ingram, Hollywood and Nice (in 1933); sale, Sotheby's, Los Angeles, March 12, 1979, no. 57, as "Deux juives de Constantine bercant un enfant"; Joseph Tanenbaum, Toronto (by 1982–90); lent to the Art Gallery of Ontario during the 1980s; sale, Sotheby's, New York, October 23, 1990, no. 38, bought in; sold to Stair Sainty); [Stair Sainty Matthiesen, New York, 1990–96; sold to MMA]

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