Keywords: Leopold Carl Müller - Profile Head of a Young Woman - Walters 371013.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749163 Creator Leopold Carl Müller Müller happened to be born in Dresden but was in fact of Austrian parentage A government stipend enabled Müller to attend the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle where he was profoundly impressed by the paintings of Eugène Fromentin In 1873-1874 he visited Egypt Subsequently dividing his time between studios in Cairo and Vienna he more fully immersed himself in Arab culture than did most of his European colleagues He painted five oil sketches of this girl named Nasleh Such studies done from life which he called his Studienkopfe were intended to serve as preparatory works for his larger paintings century 19 oil on panel cm 26 3 16 3 <br> Frame dim cm 48 58 39 37 accession number 37 1013 9080 William T Walters Baltimore prior to 1878 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters place of origin Lombardy Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Leopold Carl Müller Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |