Artist
Théodore Chassériau (French, 1819–1856)French, 1819–1856
CultureFrench
Titles
- Woman and Little Girl of Constantine with a Gazelle
Date1849
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on wood
DimensionsCanvas or panel: 11 9/16 × 14 5/8 in. (29.4 × 37.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund
Object number74.265
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
219 Blanton Gallery
On view
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanObject Type
Exhibition History"Salon of 1850-51," Paris.
"Chassériau," Musée de l'orangerie, Paris, 1933.
"Théodore Chassériau," Musées de Poitiers, France, 1969.
"Théodore Chassériau," Galerie Daber, Paris, 1976.
"Théodore Chassériau: Illustrations for Othello," Baltimore Museum of Art, October 30–December 23, 1979.
Dallas Museum of Art, 1985.
“Masterpieces of European Painting from the 15th to 20th Centuries from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Sarah Campbell Baffer Foundation," The Museum of Art, Ehime, Matsuyama, Japan, April 13,1999–May 30, 1999; Chiba Prefectural Art Museum, Japan, June 5–July 11,1999; Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu, Japan, July 17, 1999–August 22, 1999; Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan, August 27,1999–October 3, 1999.
"Théodore Chassériau, 1819-1856," Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, February 26–May 27, 2002; Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, France, June 18–September 21, 2002; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 21–January 5, 2003.
"Théodore Chassériau: The Unknown Romanti," Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 21, 2002–January 5, 2003.
"Eugène Delacroix and Modernity," Minneapolis Institute of Arts, October 18, 2015–January 10, 2016; National Gallery, London, February 10–May 15, 2016.
"Harem: Unveiling the Mystery of Orientalist Art," Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida, January 24–April 16, 2017.
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