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| Keywords: Jean-Léon Gérôme - On the Desert - Walters 3734.jpg Gerome was a frequent traveler first visiting the East in 1854 and returning in 1867 1869 1875 and 1881 Some of his Orientalist paintings are of documentary interest whereas others are highly romanticized This small panel commissioned by William T Walters depicts two hounds being walked by a Nubian in a barren and windy desert The trim shapes of the dogs suggest that they are Pharaoh Hounds a breed descended from the hunting dogs of ancient Egypt before 1867 oil on panel cm 21 26 8 ; Framed cm 45 1 51 4 8 3 accession number 37 34 37928 William T Walters city Baltimore from the artist Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1867 Signature Lower left J L Gerome Jean-Léon Gérôme Dayton Art Institute Dayton; Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis; The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1972-1973 place of origin China Walters Art Museum license 2D Paintings of animals by Jean-Léon Gérôme Orientalist paintings by Jean-Léon Gérôme French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 19th-century paintings of dogs Off the Wall Baltimore | ||||
