Tunisian woman

Artist: Charles Lallemand (1826–1904)
Technique: Chromolithograph
Date: c. 1890
Dimensions: 285 × 230 mm (framed)

This is an original chromolithograph, not a digitally printed copy. Bought in France. Framed in Cape Town.

This illustration of the public dress of a woman of Tunis comes from the exquisite book Tunis et ses environs: texte et dessins d’après nature by French watercolourist and writer Charles Lallemand, either cut from the Maison Quantin edition of 1890 or the 1892 reissue by Librairies-imprimeries réunies.

Jaunty stripes and primary colours for a cheerful corner of a room.