Catalogue of early English and French portraits, Barbizon and Dutch pictures, antique furniture and other art property belonging to MrDavid HKing, Jr [electronic resource] . No. 5 EUGENE FROMENTIN 1820—1876 MOORISH HORSEMEN A cavalcade of Moors is galloping along a pleasant valleyamong the foothills of a range of mountains. They aremounted on spirited animals of various colors, and wear avariety of gay costumes. One of them carries a small red, yel-low and blue banner, which floats at the end of a long the distance the jagged mountain summits, with here andthere a gleaming spot of sno
Catalogue of early English and French portraits, Barbizon and Dutch pictures, antique furniture and other art property belonging to MrDavid HKing, Jr [electronic resource] . No. 5 EUGENE FROMENTIN 1820—1876 MOORISH HORSEMEN A cavalcade of Moors is galloping along a pleasant valleyamong the foothills of a range of mountains. They aremounted on spirited animals of various colors, and wear avariety of gay costumes. One of them carries a small red, yel-low and blue banner, which floats at the end of a long the distance the jagged mountain summits, with here andthere a gleaming spot of snow, form the horizon under a skywhich is partly covered with soft gray clouds. The sunlightfalls strongly on the horsemen, and casts deep but luminousshadows on the right and left of the foreground. Signed at the lower right, Euo. Fhomextin, 67. Height, 9% inchet; length, 15% (called OLD CROME) 1769—1821 MOONLIGHT ON THE YARE, NORWICH The mirror-like river extends across the foreground, and onthe left is a sandy point with a few small buildings in an ir-regular group and a fishing boat or two moored to the full moon is showing itself above a bank of clouds on theright, its light shimmering on the water below and bringingthe sandy point into strong contrast against the sombre skybeyond it. Across the river is seen the town in the mysteriouslight dominated by a great church tower, which rises highabove the line of buildings. Ueight, 9 inchei; length, 17 >ncA«».
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