A Young Black Woman Fetching Water

1832 Support: 32.4 x 25.9 cm (12 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.); Matted: 34.9 x 27.9 cm (13 3/4 x 11 in.); Sheet: 23.5 x 16.4 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.) Source image
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In 1832, the French Romantic artist Eugène Delacroix was invited to accompany the Count de Mornay, ambassador to the Sultan of Morocco, on a journey to Spain, Morocco, and Algeria. While there, he created this watercolor depicting a young woman—likely an enslaved African—as sh...

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