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Turkish Guardsmen

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Date

1841

Artist

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (1803-1860)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/291543/alexandre-gabriel-decamps-turkish-guardsmen-french-1841/

Description

The drawing represents two guardsmen seated and conversing as one smokes a hookah; two other guardsmen are standing at the entrance of a building behind them. The drawing is a preliminary study for a slightly larger painting in oil, today at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. Medium: brown wash, watercolour and bodycolour.

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Public Domain

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Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

Location

Turkey

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