ROUBAUD Benjamin (Roquevaire 1811 - Algiers 1847)
Moorish pilgrims at the rocks of Bab el Oued
Watercolor over black pencil lines
18 x 23 cm
Titled and dated lower right Mauresques en pélérinage aux rochers de Bab el Oued 1838
(stains and browning, sheet slightly torn at edge)
Moorish shepherds
Watercolor over black pencil lines
18 x 23 cm
(stains and browning)
Note: Benjamin Roubaud studied at the Beaux-Arts in Marseille before becoming a pupil of Louis Hersent in Paris. He was a painter, caricaturist and illustrator. He began his career in magazines such as Charivari, where he quickly made a name for himself with his humorous drawings, critical of French life and the politics of the day. He was particularly inspired by Algeria, where he spent several years. He worked particularly for L'Illustration. Drawings from this period were published in numerous works in the 1840s, including La galerie royale des costumes, Les troupiers d'Afrique and Album d'Afrique.
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