Group of drawings of Algerian subjects
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Although Olivier Bro de Comères followed his father into a military career, he received artistic training as a boy from the painter Horace Vernet and grew up surround by the work of Théodore Gericault, who lived in the same building and painted his portrait. Olivier Bro de Comères was stationed in Algiers, just three years after the French invasion. During the eight years he lived there, from 1833 until 1840, he created hundreds of watercolors, making a precious pre-photographic record of Algeria during the first years of French occupation. This drawing depicts…[add one or two sentences for individual object records.]
Although Olivier Bro de Comères followed his father into a military career, he received artistic training as a boy from the painter Horace Vernet and grew up surround by the work of Théodore Gericault, who lived in the same building and painted his portrait. Olivier Bro de Comères was stationed in Algiers, just three years after the French invasion. During the eight years he lived there, from 1833 until 1840, he created hundreds of watercolors, making a precious pre-photographic record of Algeria during the first years of French occupation. This drawing depicts…[add one or two sentences for individual object records.]
Artwork Details
- Title: Group of drawings of Algerian subjects
- Artist: Olivier Bro de Comères (1813–1870)
- Date: 1833–40
- Medium: Watercolor, graphite, pen and ink
- Dimensions: Various
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Harvey Salzman Gift and Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.304.1–.82
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Olivier Bro de Comères
1833–40
Olivier Bro de Comères
1839
Olivier Bro de Comères
1833–38
Olivier Bro de Comères
July 1838
Olivier Bro de Comères
July 1838
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