Assan, a Young Man
Jean-Léon Gérôme French
Not on view
In 1855−56, Gérôme visited Egypt for the first time and spent four months traveling down the Nile. This drawing belongs to a series of sensitively observed ethnographic portraits he made throughout his journey. This extremely refined portrait of a turbaned man with a downcast gaze exemplifies Gérôme’s elegant and exacting draftsmanship.
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