In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
The Greek war of independence in the 1820s was a source of great interest for the rest of Europe. The exotic costumes of Greek soldiers, or Palikares, were popular subjects for artists. Count Palatiano was a flamboyant Greek aristocrat who often posed for Delacroix and his colleagues in Paris.
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Horace Vernet — Arab Warrior
Albanian Soldier
Jean-Léon Gérôme — Bashi-Bazouk
A Soldier of the Janissaries
William Rimmer — The Sentry
Édouard Manet — Portrait of Émilie Ambre as Carmen
Édouard Manet — Ballerin, Mariano Camprubi
Horace Vernet — Portrait of a "Mamelouk"
John Singer Sargent — Portrait of Almina Daughter of Asher W
British Painter — Western Gentleman in Oriental Costume
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company — Greek National Waltz, from
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company — Greek Waltz, from National
