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A Young Black Woman Fetching Water

1832

Eugène Delacroix

(French, 1798–1863)
Culture
France
Medium
Watercolor and graphite, heightened with gouache on paper
Measurements
Support: 32.4 x 25.9 cm (12 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.); Matted: 34.9 x 27.9 cm (13 3/4 x 11 in.); Sheet: 23.5 x 16.4 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2023.123
Catalogue raisonné
Robaut 499
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Delacroix replicated and slightly changed the image in this watercolor as a wood engraving published in the popular journal L’Illustration in 1844.

Description

In 1832, the French Romantic artist Eugène Delacroix was invited to accompany the Count de Mornay, ambassador to the Sultan of Morocco, on a journey to Spain, Morocco, and Algeria. While there, he created this watercolor depicting a young woman—likely an enslaved African—as she engaged in domestic work. The drawing was one of 18 that Delacroix included in an album given to the count as a souvenir of their travels.

A Young Black Woman Fetching Water

1832

Eugène Delacroix

(French, 1798–1863)
France

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