Arab Warrior

ca. 1817–22

Not on view

The circumstances surrounding the execution of this study are obscure. Yet the existence of a cognate image by the artist Achille-Etna Michallon (1796–1822), which was acquired at the latter’s estate sale by another contemporary, Léon Cogniet (1794–1880), testifies to the avid interest in Arab dress among young artists of the Romantic generation. The painting by Michallon is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Orléans.

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Title: Arab Warrior
Artist: Horace Vernet (French, Paris 1789–1863 Paris)
Date: ca. 1817–22
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (31.8 x 22.2 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2017
Object Number: 2017.202.12
Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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