EugèneDelacroixCavalierorientalavecunturban(OrientalHorsemanwithTurban)Watercolouronpaper,145x202mmonrecto,lowerleft,signed:“Eug.Delacroix”on verso, upper left, inscribed in ink: “Alb de M° la Duchesse de Montebello / Blaisot”; centre,inscribed on brown and blue label centre: “158, Rue de Rivoli, EDAN Aîné, Doreur des MusésImpériauxPeintures&Doruredebâtimensetmeublesanciens&modernes.”;lowerleft,inscribedinpencil:“Delacroix”Provenance:
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Per inscription, this work may have originated with the Duchesse de Montebello, LouiseAntoinetteLannes(1782Paris–1856Paris).ShewasthesecondwifeoftheMaréchalJeanLannes,andMistressoftheRobestoEmpressMarieLouiseofFrance.HercollectionwasdispersedatasaleinParison6April1857.Furtherresearchisnecessary.
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