Arabs of Oran
1833
Medium
Etching, roulette and drypoint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.5 × 19 cm (5 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.); Plate: 17.5 × 22.7 cm (6 15/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 23 × 32.5 cm (9 1/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126122
About the Artist
Eugène Delacroix · 1798–1863
Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) stands as the defining figure of French Romanticism and a pivotal bridge to modernism. Born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice near Paris, he came from distinguished lineage—his mother descended from the prestigious Oeben-Riesener furniture dynasty, while persistent speculation suggested the statesman Talleyrand may have been his biological father, a theory supported by physic...