Femmes d'Alger

1833

Eugène Delacroix

Associated Names
Eugène Delacroix

Artist, French, 1798 - 1863

The image shows two women depicted in a detailed line drawing. Woman 1 is seated on a patterned sofa, leaning against it with her hand on her lap. She has distinct facial features, wears an updo with a headscarf, and is dressed in draped clothing with accessories. Woman 2 lies beside her, propped on one elbow and facing her. She has long hair and prominent facial features, wearing a decorative outfit with a visible necklace. In the background, there are decorations like a vase with flowers on a table and an archway with curtains. The setting suggests an opulent interior rich in textures and patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on laid japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    image: 16 x 22.2 cm (6 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 22.1 x 30.2 cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.111.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 97, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Pittsburgh; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Eug Delacroix; across center below image: femmes d'Alger; lower left below image: Gazette des Beaux-Arts; lower right below image: Imp. Bertauts Paris

Wikidata ID

Q75427519

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