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Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863) Studies for Muley-Abd-Err-Rahmann image 1
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Lot 21

Eugène Delacroix
(French, 1798-1863)
Studies for Muley-Abd-Err-Rahmann, The Sultan of Morocco

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26 March 2025, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863)

Studies for Muley-Abd-Err-Rahmann, The Sultan of Morocco
with atelier stamp (lower left) and inscribed 'Prendre Joseph le Negre/Dessiner sur lui les habillements' (upper left)
pen and ink
19.7 x 29.8cm (7 3/4 x 11 3/4in).

Footnotes

Provenance
With Stefanie Maison, London.
Private collection, UK (acquired from the above in 1973).

Exhibited
Paris, Louvre, Delacroix, 1963, no. 335 (according to a label attached to the reverse).

Saleroom notices

Please note that the artist undertook a number of preparatory studies for Muley-Abd-Err-Rahmann, Sultan of Morocco. As well as the aforementioned Louvre exhibition in 1963, some of these studies were included in an exhibition of Delacroix's work in 1937, held at Galeries Maurice Gobin, Paris. Studies for the finished work are held in the collection of Musee Louvre, as well as in private collections. Please further note that the present work was no 339 at the Louvre exhibition, not as stated in the catalogue.

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