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| Keywords: A Moroccan Amir.jpg en Delacroix's gallant captain stands proudly in brilliant sunshine within the walls of the Citadel of Tangier his martial position further emphasised by the cannon in the background Portrayed in profile his hawk-like features and alert watchful stance are distinctive Auguste Delacroix not to be confused with his more famous namesake became known for his scenes of everyday rural and coastal life set in and around his native Boulogne Half-way through his career in about 1849-50 he visited Morocco and thereafter oriental subjects were included among the paintings he exhibited at the Salon This watercolour must have been painted during or shortly after his visit to Tangier 1850 painted http //collections vam ac uk/item/O142780/watercolour-a-moroccan-amir/ Creator Auguste Delacroix PD-old-100 Morocco in the 1850s 1850 paintings Historical uniforms 19th-century orientalist paintings Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
