£6,000 - £8,000
Studio of Emile Jean Horace Vernet (1789 - 1863)
The Capture of the Smalah of Abd el Kader
Oil on canvas
This important and impressive work records the historic skirmish in 1843 between a cavalry unit lead by the duc d'Aumale and the Arab chief Abd el Kader during the French military campaign in Algeria.
The work is a classic example of French Orientalist painting from the mid-19th century, at a point when the taste for Oriental culture and history in Europe had reached an artistic intensity and commitment under the patronage of the French King Louis Philippe.
Dimensions:
(Canvas) 27 in. (H) x 35 in. (W)
(Frame) 46.5 in. (H) x 51.5 in. (W)
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