The Turkish Rider
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The Turkish Rider

TitleThe Turkish Rider
ArtistEugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863
Datec. 1834 19th century
MediumGouache and watercolor, with scraping, selectively gum-varnished, on cream wove paper, laid down on tan wove paper
Classificationwatercolor
OriginFrance France
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineHelen Regenstein Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Turkish Rider” is a work by Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863, dated c. 1834. It is executed in gouache and watercolor, with scraping, selectively gum-varnished, on cream wove paper, laid down on tan wove paper and classified as watercolor. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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