Blacksmith
Eugène Delacroix
1833
Medium
Aquatint and drypoint in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 22.6 × 16 cm (8 15/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 47 × 34.9 cm (18 9/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
Classification
aquatint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43568
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...