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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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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. Collection Abosa, Paris, 1878. Loeuvre complet dEugine Delacroix, by Ai.fkei) Uouaut, Paris, 188j. Aci. 107C. Purchased from Boussod, Valadox & Co., iVew York.
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THE RELEASE OF THE PRINCESS OLGA FERDINAND VICTOR EUGENE DELACROIX No. 15FEKDINAND VICTOE EUGENE DELACROIX 1799—1863THE RELEASE OF THE FlilXCESS OLGA Heisrht, 21 inches; len^^h, 25V:> inches f f (/^ In the foreground the fah-hah-ed Princess 01.<»a, dishevelled, her upper garmentsfalling from her shoulders and a heavy chain attached to her left wrist, is in theact of kneeling at the feet of the youthful knight, Amadis de Gaule, who tenderlyendeavors to raise the maiden to her feet, supporting her right arm on his gaunt-leted hand. Extending across the picture in the background, in vigorous reliefagainst a glowing sky, are the massi^e walls of a fortified town. On the left is ahuge gateway through which the besiegers, having destroyed the heavy doors, arerushing to the conflict, and on the right near a stjuare tower an attacking partyis swarming over the wall. In the middle distance two combatants armed withswords, each with upraised shield, are engaged in deadly conflict. Imme

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