A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace — Eugène Delacroix | DiscoverArt

Eugène Delacroix

A Moroccan Couple on Their Terrace

1832

Watercolor over traces of graphite

13.7 × 18.9 cm (5.4 × 7.4 in)

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