Oil on canvas signed on the bottom right side. Original carved wooden frame decorated in the Berber spirit.
In 1853, Horschelt made two study trips; one to Paris with Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer and one to Spain with him and Christian Friedrich von Leins, where he mostly wandered about on horseback. He separated from his companions when they crossed to North Africa and rode on alone to Algiers. On his return to Munich in 1854, he painted several canvases on Arabian themes for King William. 

As an Orientalist painter,  Horschelt did exhibit from 1853, Orientalist scenes during and after his trips to
Paris, Spain, Morocco & Algeria.

Very close to the c.1854 female characters of "In an oriental alley" Oil  board 32x23cm sold at Karl & Faber Mûnchen the 7/11/2014 as lot 253.