. Deluxe illustrated catalogue of the very valuable modern paintings, sculpture and other art property collected by the late Theron R. Butler, Esq [electronic resource]. No. 44 JEAN L^ON G^ROME FRENCH (1824-1904) MASTER OF THE HOUNDS At an open gateway in the wall of a Moorish palace stands a tallOriental, leaning in easy fashion against the door-post. Resplendent ina long cloak of yellow silk, a green turban, and a broad silver sash inwhich are thrust a brace of pistols, he talks to two fine grayhounds,which he idly teases with a slender-leafed twig. The lower part of a wallto the right is de
. Deluxe illustrated catalogue of the very valuable modern paintings, sculpture and other art property collected by the late Theron R. Butler, Esq [electronic resource]. No. 44 JEAN L^ON G^ROME FRENCH (1824-1904) MASTER OF THE HOUNDS At an open gateway in the wall of a Moorish palace stands a tallOriental, leaning in easy fashion against the door-post. Resplendent ina long cloak of yellow silk, a green turban, and a broad silver sash inwhich are thrust a brace of pistols, he talks to two fine grayhounds,which he idly teases with a slender-leafed twig. The lower part of a wallto the right is decorated with glazed tiles of brilliant tones, and thedark recesses of the interior look cool and inviting by comparison withthe sunlight without. An unusually fine example of the great master ofdraughtsmanship and technique. Signed al tlic middle rigid, J. L. G£r6me.
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