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The image shows two men depicted in different views. The first man is seated, wearing a blue robe and dark headdress, with a long, gray beard. He holds a fabric or scroll. The second man is shown standing and in portrait, wearing a long robe and white headdress. He has a shorter beard and serious expression, and is barefoot in the standing view. The central portrait focuses on his detailed face. The image also includes a detailed sketch of a hand with a ring. The background is plain.
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The image shows two men depicted in different views. The first man is seated, wearing a blue robe and dark headdress, with a long, gray beard. He holds a fabric or scroll. The second man is shown standing and in portrait, wearing a long robe and white headdress. He has a shorter beard and serious expression, and is barefoot in the standing view. The central portrait focuses on his detailed face. The image also includes a detailed sketch of a hand with a ring. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Elderly Jew and a Muslim Tartar in the Crimea

Auguste Raffet

Date
1837
Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 23.5 x 33 cm (9 1/4 x 13 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2003.81.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • garment
Provenance

Prince Demidoff (Lugt 2127). (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2003 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in black chalk: Juif Karaïme / Bakschigarai. 19 Août; lower right in black chalk: tatare mahométan arrivant de la Mecque--20 Août; upper right in brown ink: 85

NGA object ID 127799. 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.