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Head of a Black Man Wearing a Turban

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Description: Head of a Black Man Wearing a Turban
TitleHead of a Black Man Wearing a Turban
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1825
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPastel on paper
Dimensions470 × 380 mm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https:/­/­collections.louvre.fr/­en/­ark:/­53355/­cl020040526
Accession numberRF 32268, Recto
SubjectsTurbansDrawing, French--19th centuryArtists' preparatory studiesModels (Persons)Men, Black
StatusPreparatory study for Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi
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Chapter 6: White Slavery
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Description: Extremities: Painting Empire in Post-Revolutionary France
Extremities: Painting Empire in Post-Revolutionary France
“Awaiting slavery or death”: The subtitle of Delacroix’s Massacres of Chios makes the centrality of slavery to the Greek cause perfectly clear...
Author
Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2002 by Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
Related print edition pages: pp.281-314
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00220.007
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20661&redirecttoanchor=39011
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Description: The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume IV: From the American Revolution to...
The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume IV: From the American Revolution to World War I, Part 2: Black Models and White Myths
In Paris in 1800 Marie-Guilhelmine Benoist exhibited at the Salon what is perhaps the most beautiful portrait of a black woman ever painted...
Author
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PublisherHarvard University Press
Copyright© 1989 by Menil Foundation, Inc.
Related print edition pages: pp.11-50
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00144.005
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Chapter subject tags:Artists' preparatory studiesPhysiognomy in artRacism in artBlack people in art

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Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1822
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsInk and wash over graphite on paper
Dimensions335 × 249 mm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/296344
Accession number1965.285
Mameluke Soldier Holding a Lance
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Description: Death of Sardanapalus, sketches for
Death of Sardanapalus, sketches for
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1827
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPastel over pencil, sanguine, and white chalk on buff paper
Dimensions440 × 580 mm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
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Noir que baignait un cheval noir
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Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1832
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and brown India ink on paper
Dimensions165 × 98 mm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
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Creator nameFantin-Latour, Henri
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1872
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MaterialsDrawing with gouache
Dimensions13.5 × 11.5 cm
LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York
http://corsair.themorgan.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=247396
Accession number2017.78
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https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020033154
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Creator rolePainter
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MaterialsOil on canvas
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LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/779/theodore-gericault-study-of-a-model-french-about-1818-1819/
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Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
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Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack and red chalk on paper
Dimensions307 × 436 mm
LocationEcole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris
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Creator nameGirodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
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Object typeDrawing
MaterialsCharcoal and pastel on paper
Dimensions455 × 585 mm
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May 17
Creator nameChassériau, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1836
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions54.8 × 73.3 cm
LocationMusée Ingres, Montauban, France
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Jul 17
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1899
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsCharcoal, red-brown pastel, and white chalk on cream wove paper
Dimensions78.1 × 58.1 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/99374
Accession number2002.303
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Creator nameLancret, Nicolas
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1720–1730
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack, red, and white chalks on oatmeal laid paper
Dimensions176 x 283 mm
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/69006/three-studies-of-the-head-of-a-turbaned-black-man?q=1987.58
Accession number1987.58
Three studies of the head of a turbaned...
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Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
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MaterialsSanguine drawing
LocationPrivate Collection, Paris
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Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraughtsman
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Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk on blue laid paper
Dimensions31 × 47 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.93067.html
Accession number1995.47.60
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Creator nameGéricault, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1817
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsGraphite on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions14 7/16 x 18 7/8 in. (36.7 x 47.9 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachussetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/297571
Accession number1943.830
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Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
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Dimensions32.2 × 24.7 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/296863
Accession number1962.28
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Accession number882
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Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
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MaterialsGraphite on paper
Dimensions6 × 5 1/3 in. (15 × 13.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1994-0514-54
Accession number1994,0514.54
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey
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Description: Study for A Sunday on the Grande Jatte—1884
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1884
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsConté crayon on paper
Dimensions31.2 × 16.2 cm
LocationRijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, Netherlands
https://krollermuller.nl/en/georges-seurat-young-woman-study-for-un-dimanche-a-la-grande-jatte
Accession numberKM 104.226
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Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1866
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk heightened with white on brown paper
Dimensions25.4 × 34 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.94903.html
Accession number1999.79.7
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1859–1860
Object typeDrawing
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Study for The Daughter of Jephthah
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Description: Study for Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1879
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsGraphite on wove paper
Dimensions32.3 × 24.5 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.93013.html
Accession number1995.47.36.a
Study for Mary Cassatt at the Louvre:...
Study for Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery
Description: Study for Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery, verso
Study for Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery, verso
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1879
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsGraphite on wove paper
Dimensions32.3 × 24.5 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.93014.html
Accession number1995.47.36.b
Study for Mary Cassatt at the Louvre:...
Study for Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery, verso
Description: Study for The Raft of the Medusa
Study for The Raft of the Medusa
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameGéricault, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1818–1819
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk, paper
Dimensions9 7/16 × 11 13/16 in. (24 × 30 cm)
LocationPrivate Collection, Paris
Study for The Raft of the Medusa
Study for The Raft of the Medusa
Description: The Massacre at Chios, study of Turk
The Massacre at Chios, study of Turk
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1824
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsGraphite on paper
Dimensions13 5/8 × 9 3/16 in. (34.6 × 23.3 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020018284
Accession numberRF 4616, Recto
The Massacre at Chios, study of Turk
The Massacre at Chios, study of Turk
Description: Study for "Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery,"...
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Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1879
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsGraphite on wove paper
LocationPaper Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.93013.html
Accession number1995.47.36.a
Study for "Mary Cassatt at the Louvre:...
Study for "Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery," detail in specular light
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Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi, study
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1826
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsGraphite on paper
Dimensions5 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (13.4 × 21 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi,...
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi, study
Description: Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi, study
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi, study
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 03
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1826
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsGraphite on paper
Dimensions5 1/8 × 8 1/16 in. (13 × 20.5 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi,...
Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi, study
Description: Girodet in his workshop
Girodet in his workshop
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDejuinne, François Louis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1822
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk, gray wash, drawing ironed over with a stylus on gray paper
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl020111599
Accession numberRF 70
Girodet in his workshop
Girodet in his workshop
Description: The Raft of the Medusa, study
The Raft of the Medusa, study
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGéricault, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk on paper
LocationDubaut Collection, Paris
The Raft of the Medusa, study
The Raft of the Medusa, study
Description: The Liberation of the Prisoners of the Inquisition
The Liberation of the Prisoners of the Inquisition
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameGéricault, Théodore
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1821–1822
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsGraphite on paper
LocationNationalmuseum, Stockholm
http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=69941&viewType=detailView
Accession numberNMH 127/1976
The Liberation of the Prisoners of the...
The Liberation of the Prisoners of the Inquisition

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