Study for "The Reception of the Siamese Ambassadors at Fontainebleau"

Inscriptions

Signed in graphite, lower left: J. L. Gérôme; Inscribed, in graphite, right center: [a line of Vietnamese characters] / Chao mun sai Voranat / 2eme Ambassadeur

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Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)
Date: 1861–1864
Medium: black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 25.5 x 19.4 cm (10 1/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Accession no.: 2010.165

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Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

Study for "The Reception of the Siamese Ambassadors at Fontainebleau"

Inscriptions

Quick Overview

More by Jean Léon Gérôme in museum collections

Portrait of a Woman

Chariot Race

Anacreon with the Infants Bacchus and Cupid

Napoleon Entering Cairo