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The Fountain at the Turkish Mosque of Eigdett, Mostaganem, Algeria
between early 19th and mid-20th century
Jules Adolphe Chauvet
1828 - 1898
French
Unknown
Graphite pencil, brush and ink, and scratching out on a paper prepared with a white ground and toned with watercolor
Image (oval): 8 11/16 × 11 7/8 inches (22.1 × 30.2 cm) Sheet: 10 5/16 × 13 7/8 inches (26.2 × 35.2 cm)
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Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1SDR66
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in pencil, lower right: J.A. Chauvet
Inscribed, in pencil, lower right: La Source et la Mosque des Eurous, ravin de Eigdett à Mostaganem
Provenance
Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Jules Adolphe Chauvet, The Fountain at the Turkish Mosque of Eigdett, Mostaganem, Algeria, between early 19th and mid-20th century, graphite pencil, brush and ink, and scratching out on a paper prepared with a white ground and toned with watercolor. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1SDR66.
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