Head of a Woman in Red Turban By Lamplight
Eugene Delacroix, 1831

The sitter is shown in three-quarter profile, her head tilted back leaning over to her left as though reclining. Her dark hair shows beneath a light-red turban; she wears a turquoise earring and, below her throat, a gilt brooch on a dark grey or black gown.
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Title of artwork, date
Head of a Woman in Red Turban By Lamplight, 1831
Date supported
1962
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
41 x 35 cm
Grant
500
Total cost
9800

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