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Eduard Charlemont - The Guardian of Seraglio (The Moorish Chief) (1878)

Oil on panel

59 1/8 x 38 1/2 inches (150.2 x 97.8 cm)

 

This is one of my favorite paintings in the museum. To see it better, click on view all sizes and choose the largest size available.

 

From Wikipedia:

 

The most famous work of Charlemont is The Guardian of the Seraglio, widely known as The Moorish Chief, depicting a Moorish swordsman guarding a seraglio (part of a typical wealthy Arabic villa, where women stayed when strangers entered the house).

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Uploaded on September 10, 2010
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