Eugène DELACROIX (Paris 1798-1863) The Taleb, Moroccan scholar writing Black pencil and stump Annotated '27 j' lower right (Glued around the edges) Le Taleb, Moroccan scholar writing, black pen and stump, by E. Delacroix 12.12 x 8.03 in. 30.8 x 20.4 cm Provenance: Sale of the artist's studio; Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 1864, stamp (L.838a) lower right; Arosa Collection; Maurice Gobin Collection (1883-1962), stamped (L.1124b) lower left and waxed on verso; Then by descent ; Private collection, Ile-de-France Exhibitions: Eugène Delacroix, Centenary Exhibition, Paris, Musée du Louvre, 1930, no. 292, as belonging to M. Gobin (label on reverse) Delacroix in Morocco, Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, 1933, no. 8 Bibliography: Alfred Robaut, L'œuvre complet de Eugène Delacroix, Paris, Charavay Frères Éditeurs, 1885, no. 1577, repr. Martine-Marotte, Delacroix, Paris, éditions Helleu et Sergent, pl. 30 Raymond Escholier, Delacroix, Paris, 1927, éditions Floury, tome II, p. 83 Maurice Arama, Delacroix, un voyage initiatique, Paris, 2006, published by Non Lieu, frontispiece, p. 7 Related work : 1842 replica preserved in Rueil-Malmaison (Dominique de Font-Réaulx, Delacroix La liberté d'être soi, Paris, Cohen et Cohen editions, 2018, repr. p.180, as executed in 1832). In his note, Alfred Robaut mentions a watercolour of the same subject, probably taken from this drawing, which Delacroix cited in a list of works written from memory: "Un Taleb ou savant écrivant à une table - Un homme debout près de lui - Le Taleb a un cafetan bleu de ciel - Aquarelle 1842". This replica is now kept at Rueil-Malmaison, Châteaux de Malmaison and Bois-Préau1. The annotation in the lower right-hand corner would suggest that this drawing dates from 27 January 1832, the day when Mornay visited the Pasha and his advisors in the Casbah, while Delacroix was exempt from official travel, as he did not have to listen to the diplomatic exchanges. 1. Dominique de Font-Réaulx, Delacroix La liberté d'être soi, Paris, Cohen et Cohen, 2018, repr. p.180, as executed in 1832. Eugène DELACROIX (Paris 1798-1863) 30.8 x 20.4 cm Related work : 1842 replica preserved in Rueil-Malmaison (Dominique de Font-Réaulx, Delacroix La liberté d'être soi, Paris, Cohen et Cohen editions, 2018, repr. p.180, as executed in 1832). In his note, Alfred Robaut mentions a watercolour of the same subject, probably taken from this drawing, which Delacroix cited in a list of works written from memory: "Un Taleb ou savant écrivant à une table - Un homme debout près de lui - Le Taleb a un cafetan bleu de ciel - Aquarelle 1842". This replica is now preserved at Rueil-Malmaison, Châteaux de Malmaison and Bois-Préau1. The annotation in the lower right-hand corner would suggest that this drawing dates from 27 January 1832, the day when Mornay visited the Pasha and his advisors in the Casbah, while Delacroix was exempt from official travel, as he did not have to listen to the diplomatic exchanges. 1. Dominique de Font-Réaulx, Delacroix La liberté d'être soi, Paris, Cohen et Cohen, 2018, repr. p.180, as executed in 1832.