Death of Goetz von Berlichingen
Eugène Delacroix
1845
Medium
Wood engraving; proof before letters
Dimensions
Block: 8 9/16 x 5 3/4 in. (21.8 x 14.6 cm) Sheet: 10 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (27.1 x 19.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.80.3
Tags
HousesMenWomenDeath
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...