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Title: Catalogue of masterpieces by "the men of 1830" : forming the private collection of Mr. H. S. Henry, Philadelphia
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: American Art Association Woodward, Robert B., 1840-1915, former owner NBB Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912 Kirby, Thomas Ellis, 1846-1924
Subjects: Henry, Harry Samuel, 1856-
Publisher: New York : American Art Association
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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covered by masses of rounded trees. The cliffs are in shadow in contrastagainst a cloud-covered sky, a small irregidar area of which occupies the upperleft corner of the jiicture. The sunlight, falling strongly from the right, flecksthe silver scales of the serpent, accentuates the head, back and forelegs of thetiger, and casts a broad luminous shadow on the rough ground. tiigned at the lower left, Euo. Delachoix, 1862. Collection Mabquis de I/., Paris, 1865. Collection Vax CrvcK, Paris, 1866. Collection du Comte DAani.A, Paris, 1868. Collection Hkhmass, Paris, 1879. Collection Tii. I.kroy, Paris, 1883. Lceuvre romplet dEu(ji-ne Delacroix, by Alfred RoBAfT, Paris, 188.5. Xo. 111.5. Collection of .Mahv .1. Morgan-, ^ew York, 1886. No. 188. Bak^e Loan Es-hihilion of One Hundred Masterpieces, Aew York, IS90. Xo. rS3. Collerlion of Henry M. .Ioiinsto.v, New York, 1893. No. 68. Iurchaneil from M. K.voedleh & Co., 1899. -r^ ^
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ARABE MONT ANT A CHEVAL FERDINAND VICTOR EUGENE DELACROIX No. 14FERDINAND VICTOR EUGENE DELACROIX 1799—1863ARABE MONTANT A CHEVAL Height, 22 inches; width, ISl/o inches In the foreground an Arab, dressed in pointed blue turban and a tunic of the samecolor, with an ample burnous falling from his shoulders and a scimitar hung tohis side by a red cord, stands at the off side of a prancing Arab steed, his rightfoot in the stirrup, one hand clasi)ing the cantle, the other the mane of thehorse, and is about to throw himself into the high saddle, which is draped with arich housing of red material trinuued with gold. Beyond the group two riders,brandishing long guns, are galloping their horses up a steep slope, and far away inthe distance is a jagged range of mountains which form the horizon line. Thelandscape is in strong sunlight effect from the right, and the foreground group is ina vigorous effect of light and shade. Signed at the lower right, Eug. Delackoix. Collection A, Paris, 1858.

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