Femmes Mauresques de Constantine
Catalogue
- Year
- 1851
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- Théodore Chassériau
Artist
Printmaking
Théodore Chassériau was a French painter who bridged Romanticism and academic classicism in the mid-nineteenth century. Working primarily in oil and fresco, he developed a distinctive approach to historical and orientalist subjects, combining precise draughtsmanship with dramatic chiaroscuro and rich color. His monumental murals and salon paintings earned him significant commissions before his death at thirty-seven.
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1848 · graphite heightened with white chalk on wove paper
Portrait of the Baroness Chassériau
1846 · Graphite on cream wove paper
Therefore be merry, Cassio, plate six from Othello
1844 · Etching, engraving, roulette and drypoint on light gray China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
O Spartan dog, plate fifteen from Othello
1844 · Etching, engraving, and roulette on paper
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- Théodore Chassériau
- Year
- 1851
- Watts ID
- WW-1851-238381
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- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
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