Art Institute of Chicago

Sketch for The Revolt of Cairo

c. 1810

Type: oil on paper
Medium: Oil and ink on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions: 30.8 × 45.1 cm (12 1/8 × 17 3/4 in.); Framed: 43.2 × 58.5 × 6.4 cm (17 × 23 × 2 1/2 in.)
Credit: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. James W. Alsdorf; Bequest of Luella Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial and Alexander A. McKay endowments

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