Study of a Man’s Face, in Morocco Missionaries Manuscript letter on the “Revolt

Manuscript letter on the “Revolt of the Mulattoes”

gilt roll on the inner dentelles

Contemporary half calf with marbled paper-covered boards

cartes / reproductions d’anciens portraits / Tableaux / 18 Rue de l’Odéon 18/ Paris

Printed to right of caption title: No

Study of a Man’s Face, in Morocco Missionaries Manuscript letter on the “RevoltAlfred Dehodencq (18221882). Head of a man with earrings. Tangier (Morocco), ca. 18551860. Pen and black ink on light brown paper, signed Alfred Dehodencq. 25. 5 17. 5 cm. A striking portrait in confident, active lines by Alfred Dehodencq, from his Moroccan period. The sitters upward gaze and taut features convey the immediacy typical of Dehodencqs life studies. The signature, written in brown ink below the image, is consistent with known autograph