Black chalk on grey paper, unsigned, with label from Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design.

12 1/2 x 18 in. (sheet), 20 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (frame).

Note: This work appears to be a study for the figures in the foreground of Decamps ambitious Orientalist painting from c. 1832 of the same title which was exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1833. The painting is in the Wallace Collection, London.

Exhibited: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Alexandre Gabriel Decamps, March 2- April 29, 1984 cat. no. 20.

Two tears at the lower sheet edge, one backed with clear tape. Creasing and staining. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.