ROUBAUD Benjamin (Roquevaire 1811 - Algiers 1847) - Lot 110

ROUBAUD Benjamin (Roquevaire 1811 - Algiers 1847) Moorish woman from Algiers in town costume Watercolor over black pencil lines 23.5 x 17.5 cm Titled and dated lower right Mauresque Costume de ville 1838 Bears lower left no. 25 (some browning, a few edge tears) Moorish woman from Algiers in town costume Watercolor over black pencil lines 23.5 x 17.5 cm Titled and dated lower right Mauresque d'Alger 1838 (tiny stains, sheet slightly torn at edge) Jewish bride Watercolor over black pencil lines 23.5 x 17.5 cm Titled and dated lower right Jewish bride 1838 (tiny stains, one hole, sheet slightly torn at edge) Illustrations for La Galerie Royale de costumes Note: Benjamin Roubaud was a student at the Beaux-Arts de Marseille before becoming a pupil of Louis Hersent in Paris. He was a painter, caricaturist and illustrator. He began his career in magazines such as Charivari, where he quickly made a name for himself with his humorous drawings, critical of French life and the politics of the day. He was particularly inspired by Algeria, where he spent several years. He worked particularly for L'Illustration. Drawings from this period were published in numerous works in the 1840s, including La galerie royale des costumes, Les troupiers d'Afrique and Album d'Afrique.