3597222 Lost Illusions, 1865-67 (oil on canvas) by Gleyre, Charles (1806-74); 86.5x150.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Represents a vision the artist experienced in 1835 on the banks of the Nile near Abydos, Egypt. An aging poet watches as a mysterious boat carries away his youthful dreams and illusions, personified by music-making maidens and a cupid strewing flowers. Although the figures in the painting wear classical Greek dress, their vessel resembles a "dahabieh," an Egyptian river boat. Begun by his pupil Leon Dussart and reworked by Gleyre himself, it is a copy of "Le Soir" (XIR 83583). ).