19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Fez fashion He was taught by an

He was taught by an eclectic mixture of artists including Olof Jernberg

Medium Oil on paper laid on wood

could this be a commission by someone seeking to reference their religious views

During the 1820s

the Royal Holloway Museum at the University of London and the Victoria Museum and Gallery in Liverpool

19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Fez fashion He was taught by anAn accomplished late 19th century portrait of an older North African gentleman wearing a yellow jacket and a red fez. Its painted with expression and was possibly intended as a study in advance of a larger work. During the 19th century, it became popular for artists from the West to travel to North Africa to study its sights, vibrant colours, and scenery. As a result, a new genre was born, which was referred to as Orientalism. The portrait is signed