The Carpet Merchant Jean Leon Gerome 1887

Schooled at the ecole des beaux arts and honored by the french salon jean léon gérôme was a prolific and popular artist.

The carpet merchant jean leon gerome 1887. Because following him came first a trickle and then a torrent of westerners into the near and middle east. Front creation start date. 33 7 8 x 27 1 16 in. About 1887 object type.

33 x 25 5 in 83 5 x 64 7 cm location as of 2007 minneapoils institute of arts french orientalist. The carpet merchant depicts the court of the rug market in cairo which gérôme had visited in 1885. Gérôme jean léon creator nationality. The oil on canvas piece which he did in 1887 depicts a scene from a regular practice in egypt.

The carpet merchant 1887 signed lower right j l gerome 1887 medium. On view in gallery 357expand more. Jean léon gérôme title. The carpet merchant was created in 1887 by jean leon gerome in orientalism style.

86 04 x 68 74 cm sight 48 5 8 x 41 3 4 x 5 in. The william hood dunwoody fundexpand more 70 40. The carpet merchant of cairo was created in c 1869 by jean leon gerome in orientalism style. In july of 1798 napoleon marched into egypt and defeated the turks at the battle of the pyramids weakening past breaking point the waning ottoman empire.

1824 1904 gender. W27 06 x h33 88 in. The carpet merchant view. 1885 creation end date.

Like delacroix he traveled extensively in north africa and the middle east. The carpet merchant artist. The carpet merchant c 1887 giclee print by jean leon gerome. Jean léone gérôme title.

He was driven out a year later by the british but in that small amount of time he had already changed everything. The carpet merchant depicts the court of the rug market in cairo which gérôme had visited in 1885. Oil on canvas huile sur toile size. The carpet merchant is one such painting.