A Middle Eastern Woman Reclining in an Exotic Setting

1844

Edouard de Beaumont

Associated Names
Edouard de Beaumont

Artist, French, 1821 - 1888

The image shows a woman reclining on a lounge. She is leaning her head on her hand, which rests on a patterned pillow. Her long dark hair is adorned with a decorative headdress. She is wearing a long garment with ornate patterns. Around her are a hookah, a small table with items, and a decorative object. The background features draped curtains and an arched design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19 x 22.4 cm (7 1/2 x 8 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York (inv. C0005); Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 173 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in graphite: (underlined) Edouard de Beaumont 1844; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: D

Wikidata ID

Q64556956

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