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Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta

Eugène Delacroixc. 1823/1824

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • Title: Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta
  • Creator: Eugène Delacroix
  • Date Created: c. 1823/1824
  • Physical Dimensions: overall: 36.8 x 45.7 cm (14 1/2 x 18 in.) framed: 50.5 x 58.7 x 3.5 cm (19 7/8 x 23 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
  • Provenance: The artist; (his estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 17-19 February 1864, no. 185); Édouard Frère [1819-1886]; (his estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 29-30 November 1889, no. 215); Paul Arthur Chéramy [1840-1912], Paris; (his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 5-7 May 1908, no. 182, bought in); (Cheramy estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 15-16 April 1913, 2nd day, no. 36); (Cassirer). Bloomingdale [or Blomingdale?], New York, in 1953. (sale, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 14 June 1957, no. 55). (Galerie Moos, Toronto). (Eugene Thaw, New York); sold 1969 to Paul Mellon [1907-1999], Upperville, Virginia; bequest 1999 to NGA, with life interest to Mrs. Mellon; life interest released 2006. [1] Provenance from Lee Johnson, _The Paintings of Eugène Delacroix: A Critical Catalogue, 1816-1831_, 6 vols., Oxford, 1981: 1:no. 24.
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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