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The image features two men. The man on the left is facing forward, holding a long staff or rifle with one hand, while the other hand rests on a sword at his waist. He has a mustache and is wearing a wrap around his head. The man on the right is in profile, facing towards the back, and has long hair cascading from under a fez-like cap. Both men wear traditional clothing with knee-high boots. The man on the left has a pouch attached to his belt. The one on the right is holding the stock of a rifle. In the background, there is a large tent, surrounded by sandy terrain.
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The image features two men. The man on the left is facing forward, holding a long staff or rifle with one hand, while the other hand rests on a sword at his waist. He has a mustache and is wearing a wrap around his head. The man on the right is in profile, facing towards the back, and has long hair cascading from under a fez-like cap. Both men wear traditional clothing with knee-high boots. The man on the left has a pouch attached to his belt. The one on the right is holding the stock of a rifle. In the background, there is a large tent, surrounded by sandy terrain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Arnautes, Égypte (Albanians, Egypt)

Alexandre Bida

Medium
lithograph on chine collé
Dimensions
image: 25.6 x 18.1 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/8 in.) sheet: 44.6 x 32 cm (17 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1999.111.2
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Souvenirs d'Artistes

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • lithograph
  • group
  • figure
  • travel
  • genre
  • Orientalism
Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Pittsburgh; gift to NGA, 1999.

Inscription

upper right above image: Souvenirs d'Artists; upper right above image: 201; lower left below image: Alex. Bida / ARNAUTES (ÉGYPTE); lower right below image: Imp. Bertauts Paris; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Litho originale; by later hand, lower center in graphite: Z. 792; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Bida / Lithographie originale / Bida / 15-; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 7" x 10"

NGA object ID 111398. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.