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The Dying Turk
The Dying Turk

The Dying Turk

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)
1825–30
Medium/TechniqueTransparent and opaque watercolor over graphite pencil
DimensionsSheet: 19.6 x 24.3 cm (7 11/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of Edward William Hooper, Trustee of the Museum 1879-1901, from a granddaughter
Accession number1999.689
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWatercolors
ProvenanceAbout 1905, acquired by Horace D. Chapin (1850-1937); 1937, to his niece, Louisa Chapin Hooper (Mrs. Ward) Thoron (held temporarily by her daughter Mrs. Francis P. MacVeagh); about 1975, to her daughter, Faith Thoron (Mrs. Robert) Knapp (New York, NY); 1999, gift of Faith Thoron (Mrs. Robert) Knapp to MFA. (Accession Date: December 1999)