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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.817
People
Jean Baptiste Édouard Détaille, French (1848 - 1912)
Title
Spahi
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1884
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297617

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink and wash on beige paper
Dimensions
21.11 x 13.65 cm (8 5/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.817
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The Spahi were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited primarily from the indigenous populations of Algeria, Tunisia and Morroco.

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