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An Egyptian in a Doorway (1865)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) An Egyptian in a Doorway 1865 Oil on wood, 55.9 x 39.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In the mid-1860s, Alma-Tadema painted a number of subjects set in ancient Egypt, in which convincing archaeological precision and uncanny…

Tête de Don Quichotte (c.1870)

Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Tête de Don Quichotte (Head of Don Quixote) c.1870 Oil on panel, 32 x 24.8 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Compare: Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Don Quichotte et Sancho Panza c.1855 National Gallery, London     Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879) Don Quichotte lisant 1865–1867 National…

Soissons vu de la fabrique de M. Henry (1833)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Soissons vu de la fabrique de M. Henry (Soissons seen from Mr. Henry’s factory) 1833 Oil on canvas, 80 x 100.5 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo The fabrics trader Henry commissioned Corot to paint the view from his home…

Le petit-déjeuner à Pont-l’Evêque (1930)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Le petit-déjeuner à Pont-l’Evêque (Breakfast in Pont-l’Evêque) 1930 Oil on board laid down on cradled panel, 75.5 x 101.2 cm Private collection See also: • Laroche, Jean (1921-2010) | Pont-l’Evêque, Calvados (France)