BASHI-BAZOUK, by Jean-Leon Gerome, 1868-69, French
BASHI-BAZOUK, by Jean-Leon Gerome, 1868-69, French painting, oil on canvas. The Turkish title translates as headless and refers to the mercenary soldiers who fought for plunder under the Ottoman Turks. This detailed and lifelike portrait was painted of an African model in Geromes Paris studio dressed in textiles the artist brought back from his expedition to the Near East in 1868 (BSLOC_2017_9_77)
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