The Carpet Merchant Jean Leon Gerome 1887

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The carpet merchant jean leon gerome 1887.

He was driven out a year later by the british but in that small amount of time he had already changed everything. Like delacroix he traveled extensively in north africa and the middle east. 33 7 8 x 27 1 16 in. 1824 1904 gender.

W27 06 x h33 88 in. In july of 1798 napoleon marched into egypt and defeated the turks at the battle of the pyramids weakening past breaking point the waning ottoman empire. The carpet merchant of cairo was created in c 1869 by jean leon gerome in orientalism style. Front creation start date.

Gérôme jean léon creator nationality. Schooled at the ecole des beaux arts and honored by the french salon jean léon gérôme was a prolific and popular artist. Oil on canvas huile sur toile size. The carpet merchant c 1887 giclee print by jean leon gerome.

The oil on canvas piece which he did in 1887 depicts a scene from a regular practice in egypt. On view in gallery 357expand more. The carpet merchant view. The carpet merchant depicts the court of the rug market in cairo which gérôme had visited in 1885.

Schooled at the ecole des beaux arts and honored by the french salon jean léon gérôme was a prolific and popular artist. The carpet merchant was created in 1887 by jean leon gerome in orientalism style. The carpet merchant artist. French artist jean léon gérôme spent a lot of time travelling the middle east and north africa the created artwork to showcase his experiences.

1885 creation end date. The carpet merchant 1887 signed lower right j l gerome 1887 medium. The carpet merchant depicts the court of the rug market in cairo which gérôme had visited in 1885. Jean léon gérôme title.

Like delacroix he traveled extensively in north africa and the middle east. The carpet merchant is one such painting. The william hood dunwoody fundexpand more 70 40. Because following him came first a trickle and then a torrent of westerners into the near and middle east.