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| Keywords: Mariano José MarÃa Bernardo Fortuny y Carbo - Hindu Snake Charmers - Walters 37117.jpg Mariano Fortuny accompanied General Prim's military expedition to Morocco in 1860 Following the defeat of the Moroccan army at the battle of Tétouan Spain controlled a portion of the western Sahara until 1976 On a number of occasions Fortuny returned to North Africa where the clarity of the atmosphere and the intensity of the sunlight profoundly influenced him In this scene set outdoors at twilight a turbaned Indian mesmerizes a cobra with a reed The artist a collector of Islamic decorative arts includes such accessories as a copper bowl luster plate and saddle 1869 Oil on canvas cm 58 74 124 46 2 22 ; Framed cm 98 74 164 47 14 61 accession number 37 117 17251 D H Foll Geneva date and mode of acquisition unknown A T Stewart date and mode of acquisition unknown A T Stewart Sale New York March 23-30 1887 no 128 William T Walters city Baltimore Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1887 Signature Lower left Fortuny; Date Lower left R 1869 Fortuny and His Circle The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1970 L'Orientalisme de Delacroix a Kandinsky Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique Brussels; Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung Munich; Musée des Beaux-Arts Marseille Marseille 2010-2011 place of origin New York City New York USA Walters Art Museum license 2D Paintings by Marià Fortuny Snake charmers Paintings in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
