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Sad puppy eyes get ‘em everytime, Steve. My dashboard zings right up whenever I post a humorous ‘puppy blog.’

Actually, my Red Room Google numbers dropped 1,000 in the last week, and I have no idea who stole them! Now there’s a mystery even a canine sleuth can’t solve. Maybe our wizard Huntington knows...

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I did some research but was not able to find anything on Elizabeth's séjours in Algeria. She has another work in France called "L'ami Fidèle(the faithful friend)". http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/Gravure-LAMI-FIDELE-Chien-Elizabeth-STRONG-1888_...? Here some american painters who visited Algeria (with a quick translation from google) Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928): Born in Alabama, a Boston family, he went very early in 1866 in Paris. He studied painting at the American colony of Pont-Aven and then to Paris where he received lessons Gérôme he quickly became one of his favorite pupils. He specializes in portraits and Orientalist painting. He visited Spain and Tangiers in winter 1872-1873 and Egypt where he stayed five years before returning to Paris in 1877. He visited Algeria for the first time in 1885-86. He returned several times. He spent some time in Algiers where he rents a room with difficulty-workshop in the Casbah. He works from sketches but also on photographs he carries himself. He received his first award at the Salon of 1877, then a silver medal at the world expositions of 1889 and another in that of 1900. He is the founder of the Society of American Artists in Paris. There is also a writer and photographer in his travels. Frank A. BROWN aka Paco Moreno (1879-1962): Born in Massachusetts, he went to Paris where he studied at the Academie Julian. From 1922 to 1930 he exhibited at the Salon of French Artists. He traveled to Italy and Spain and traveled to Algeria. This trip marks the lot. He also travels to Tunisia. He painted mostly landscapes and portraits. Robert Swain Gifford (1840-1905): pupil of Albert van Beest. He traveled through Europe in 1870. He also visited Morocco and Egypt. In 1874 he returned to North Africa to visit the great Algerian desert. He visited the Middle East several times. Especially in watercolor that stands out. Addison Thomas Millar (1860-1913): Born in Ohio of a Scottish father he studied in New York and then in Paris under Benjamin Constant and Boldini. He stayed in Europe for several years, visited Spain in 1895 and Algiers. He moved to New York in the late 1890s. SHONBORN John Lewis (1852-1931): Born of Hungarian parents who move while still very young in Midwestern U.S., he studied the horses in the family farm of his childhood. He stayed in Paris the painter Bonnat. He participated in a mission to Tunisia and went to Kairouan. From there he went to Algiers and then moved to Algeria. He travels the Kabylie. He painted many horses in Algeria but without yielding the cliches of the genre, fantasias and other hunts. In these pictures, he much prefers the animal release or in the fields and farms. Elihu Vedder (1836-1923): He studied under the Tompkins Harrison Matteson Shelbourne, NY. He went to Paris in March 1856 where he spent several months in the studio Edouard Picot. Then he went to Italy where he stayed for several years. He learns the art of Macchiaioli and produces many landscapes. It evolves into a Symbolist painting. He painted subjects from Egypt or North Africa. Elihu Vedder (1836-1923): He studied under the Tompkins Harrison Matteson Shelbourne, NY. He went to Paris in March 1856 where he spent several months in the studio Edouard Picot. Then he went to Italy where he stayed for several years. He learns the art of Macchiaioli and produces many landscapes. It evolves into a Symbolist painting. He painted subjects from Egypt or North Africa. Best