Interior of a harem (Algiers), Jules Laurens, circa 1851

Plate 121: harem scene in algiers, two women in the foreground, one reclining on cushions close to a small inlaid table, the other seen from behind, dancing, while at the back of the room, two women seated on the ground, one smoking a hookah; room furnished with curtains, and a few items on the wall; after delacroix lithograph on grey chine collé. Date: circa 1851. Dimensions: Height: 185 mm (image); Width: 251 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Intérieur de harem (Alger) (BM 1889,0608.538)