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| A Bashi-Bazouk |
Artist:Charles Bargue (French, Paris 1825/26–1883 Paris)
Date:1875
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:18 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. (46.4 x 33.3 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887
Bargue, who made very few paintings, is better known for his prints and drawing manuals. Here he treats a theme popularized by his colleague Gérôme (see 2008.547.1, hanging to the left). This bashi-bazouk (mercenary) holds a narghile (water pipe).
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