Goetz von Berlichingen Writing His Memoirs
Medium
Wood engraving (or possibly stereotype)
Dimensions
Block: 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (21.3 x 14.3 cm) Sheet: 9 x 6 1/8 in. (22.9 x 15.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.17.3-130
Tags
About the Artist
Eugène Delacroix|Andrew, Best, Leloir, Hotelin et Régnier · 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...