Les Arabes signalent l'approche de l'armée française

1837

Auguste Raffet

Associated Names
Auguste Raffet

Artist, French, 1804 - 1860

This is a drawing of a scene depicting a group of riders surveying a distant procession. In the foreground, a cluster of riders, some mounted on horses and one standing beside, are gathered on a rocky hill. They are clad in traditional garments, each holding a spear. Their attention is directed towards the expansive landscape. The flat terrain, interspersed with small groups of figures and formations, suggests the approach of another group in the distance. The sky above is light and expansive.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    image: 15 x 27.3 cm (5 7/8 x 10 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 32.6 x 37.8 cm (12 13/16 x 14 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.111.25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Delacroix and the Romantic Image: Oriental Themes, Wild Beasts, and the Hunt, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA, 1988, no cat. no., reproduced p. 58.

Inscriptions

upper right above image: 2; lower left below image: Gihaut frères, Editeurs; lower right below image: Boulevart des Italiens, 5; across lower center: LES ARABES SIGNALENT L'APPROCHE DE L'ARMÉE FRANÇAISE; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Raffet / Lithographie originale / 10

Wikidata ID

Q75429475

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