November 28th Auction
November 28th Auction
Lot 147: Large Signed Oil on Canvas Copy Massacre of the Mamelukes, after Horace Vernet
2026-11-28T16:00:00Z
Start price: CAD $100
Lot 147:
Large Signed Oil on Canvas Copy Massacre of the Mamelukes, after Horace Vernet
Description
Large Signed and dated 1864, oil-on-canvas copy of The Massacre of the Mamelukes or Le Massacre des Mamelouks, originally painted by the French artist Horace Vernet in 1819. Signed lower left, 1864 S de R, possibly S. de Roman (or Regny). Depicts the 1811 massacre of the Mamelukes at the Citadel of Cairo ordered by Muhammad Ali Pasha, who is shown seated calmly smoking a hookah (nargile) while the violence unfolds. Canvas measures 35 inches H x 46 w, frame measures 46 x 57 inches.
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