Three Arab Horsemen at an Encampment 1832–37 Eugène Delacroix Delacroix produced this watercolor based on his sketches, notes, and memories of a ten-day journey between Tangier and Meknès. The blue hills in the background evoke his description of the mountainous landscape as "violet in the morning and evening, blue during the day." He shows just three of the multitude of horsemen that accompanied the diplomatic envoy; two are seated at rest, while the central mounted figure adopts a posture reminiscent of Delacroix’s depictions of Sultan Abd Three Arab Horsemen at an Encampment. Eu
Three Arab Horsemen at an Encampment 1832–37 Eugène Delacroix Delacroix produced this watercolor based on his sketches, notes, and memories of a ten-day journey between Tangier and Meknès. The blue hills in the background evoke his description of the mountainous landscape as "violet in the morning and evening, blue during the day." He shows just three of the multitude of horsemen that accompanied the diplomatic envoy; two are seated at rest, while the central mounted figure adopts a posture reminiscent of Delacroix’s depictions of Sultan Abd Three Arab Horsemen at an Encampment. Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris). 1832–37. Watercolor over graphite. Drawings
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