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A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace

1832
Not on view
This is one of eighteen watercolors Delacroix presented to his travel companion, the diplomat Charles de Mornay, following their return from North Africa. The artist executed a number of the works while the men were quarantined for two weeks in Toulon. Inspired by the quality of Mediterranean light observed during the journey, he adopted a brighter palette than he had used previously. His fascination with Moroccan costume is apparent here in the attention he lavished on the multilayered attire of the woman, especially compared to his more abstract approach to other decorative aspects of the scene.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace
  • Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
  • Date: 1832
  • Medium: Watercolor over traces of graphite
  • Dimensions: 5-3/8 x 7-7/16 in. (13.7 x 18.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr. Purchase Fund, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.215
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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