Jewish Woman of Algiers Seated on the Ground — Théodore Chassériau | DiscoverArt

Théodore Chassériau

Jewish Woman of Algiers Seated on the Ground

ca. 1846

Watercolor over graphite on wove paper (trimmed and laid down on blue wove paper)

29.8 × 23.2 cm (11.7 × 9.1 in)

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