Massacre des Mameluks Rebelles dans le Château de Caire

1818

Horace Vernet

Associated Names
Horace Vernet

Artist, French, 1789 - 1863

The image displays a group of individuals standing around a seated man who seems to be in a position of authority. He is seated cross-legged on a cushion or low platform. The man has a beard, mustache, and wears a large turban. He is clothed in luxurious layers, including a robe with intricate designs. The other men present wear similar attire with turbans and long robes. The seated man holds a hookah tube and surrounded by architectural elements in the background. In the background, there are figures using firearms, suggesting conflict. A palm tree is visible on the far left, and the sky above is clear.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    image: 41.8 x 54.2 cm (16 7/16 x 21 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 47 x 61.2 cm (18 1/2 x 24 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.111.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 195

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., illustrated p. 53.

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

lower left on step in image: H. Vernet; lower left below image: H. Vernet; lower center below image: Massacre des Mameluks rébelles dans le Chateau de Caire; lower right below image: Lith G: Engelmann; upper right above image: 55; by later hand, lower left in graphite: B178; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 2/ P. Pr Vernet 1818 4/72/30

Wikidata ID

Q75429483

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