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Title

The Carpet Merchant
Artist

Jean-Léon Gérôme
Date

c. 1887
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G357
The Carpet Merchant, Jean-Léon Gérôme
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Schooled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and honored by the French Salon, Jean-Léon Gérôme was a prolific and popular artist. Like Delacroix, he traveled extensively in North Africa and the Middle East. The Carpet Merchant depicts the Court of the Rug Market in Cairo, which Gérôme had visited in 1885.
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Medium: Paintings | Oil on canvas
Size: 33 7/8 x 27 1/16 in. (86.04 x 68.74 cm) (sight)48 5/8 x 41 3/4 x 5 in. (123.51 x 106.05 x 12.7 cm) (outer frame)
Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture: Europe, France
Style: 19th century
Inscriptions: Signature LR in black (on rug): [J. L. GEROME]
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Accession Number: 70.40
Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme, French, 1824 - 1904
Role: Artist
Nationality: French
Life Dates: French, 1824 - 1904
Added to Site: February 28, 2009
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