Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011349A Young Black Woman Fetching Water
About the Artwork
In 1832, the French Romantic artist Eugène Delacroix was invited to accompany the Count de Mornay, ambassador to the Sultan of Morocco, on a journey to Spain, Morocco, and Algeria. While there, he created this watercolor depicting a young woman—likely an enslaved African—as she engaged in domestic work. The drawing was one of 18 that Delacroix included in an album given to the count as a souvenir of their travels.
Inscriptions
Watermark: JWH / TMAN
Provenance
Given by the artist [1798-1863] to Charles Edgar de Mornay, Count de Mornay [1803-1878], Paris, 1832 Armand-Alexandre-Joseph-Adrien de Caulaincourt, Marquis de Caulaincourt, Duc de Vicence [1815-1896], Paris, by descent, 1877-1896 1896–1973: Caulaincourt family, Paris 1973: Galerie André Watteau, Paris, sold to private collection 1973–2009: Private collection, London, by descent November 25, 2009: Sale, Christie’s, London, November 25, 2009, no. 4 (bought in), 2009 2009–23: Private collection, London (returned from sale), sold to Cleveland Museum of Art September 11, 2023–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)
- Date
- 1832
- Medium
- Watercolor and graphite, heightened with gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 32.4 x 25.9 cm (12 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.); Matted: 34.9 x 27.9 cm (13 3/4 x 11 in.); Sheet: 23.5 x 16.4 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Accession no.
- 2023.123
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