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A variation of Chasse au faucon en Algérie: La curée, in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris; probably painted for a private collector.
The Musée d'Orsay version was exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and was the only work by the artist purchased during his lifetime by the Musée du Luxembourg (see J. Thompson and B. Wright, La vie et l'oeuvre d'Eugene Fromentin, Paris, 1987, p. 189 (illustrated)).
Dr. J. Thompson has confirmed the authenticity on the basis of a photograph.
The Musée d'Orsay version was exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and was the only work by the artist purchased during his lifetime by the Musée du Luxembourg (see J. Thompson and B. Wright, La vie et l'oeuvre d'Eugene Fromentin, Paris, 1987, p. 189 (illustrated)).
Dr. J. Thompson has confirmed the authenticity on the basis of a photograph.