"19th Century Orientalist Watercolor"
Beautiful 19th century orientalist watercolor, after Louis DupréCharming watercolor depicting a bearded old man in traditional oriental dress: blue robe with a red belt, brown pelisse trimmed with fur, and dark cap. Sitting on a rock, he holds a circular fan (ripidion). In the background, a slender cypress tree and a building reminiscent of the Mediterranean Orient. A work characteristic of the 19th century orientalist vogue, in the spirit of the plates published by Louis Dupré. Presented under glass in its gilded frame