Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta — Eugène Delacroix | DiscoverArt

Eugène Delacroix

Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta

c. 1823/1824

oil on canvas

36.8 × 45.7 cm (14.5 × 18 in)

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