VERNET [after Horace]. - DARCY (G.). - Lot 154

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VERNET [after Horace]. - DARCY (G.). - Lot 154
VERNET [after Horace]. - DARCY (G.). [Fragment from the] Capture of the smalah of Abd el-Kader by the Duke of Aumale [on May 16, 1843]. 1855. Charcoal and gouache drawing, signed G. Darcy July 2, 1855 (46 x 57.5 cm), framed (78 x 95 cm) in 19th c. oak, with gilt stucco rods (missing). Superb academic drawing of a detail of Horace Vernet's famous painting, representing an officer on horseback aiming at an armed Algerian warrior. Painted in 1845, and preserved in the Château de Versailles, "La Prise de la smalah d'Abd el-Kader par le Duc d'Aumale" is the largest painting of the 19th century: 21.39 m wide and 4.89 m high.
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