Head of a Woman in Red Turban By Lamplight

Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863)

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

1831

The sitter is shown in three-quarter profile, her head tilted back leaning over to her left as though reclining. Her dark hair shows beneath a light-red turban; she wears a turquoise earring and, below her throat, a gilt brooch on a dark grey or black gown.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 41 x 35 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £500 ( Total: £9,800)
• ArtFunded in: 1962
• Vendor: Daber, Paris

Provenance

Dr Sabouraud.

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