Arabs of Oran
1833
Medium
Etching, roulette and drypoint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.4 × 19.3 cm (5 11/16 × 7 5/8 in.); Plate: 17.4 × 20.7 cm (6 7/8 × 8 3/16 in.); Sheet: 20.9 × 27.1 cm (8 1/4 × 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
44747
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...