Goetz von Berlichingen Writing his Memoirs
Eugène Delacroix
1836–43
Medium
Lithograph on wove paper; second state of four
Dimensions
Image: 10 7/16 x 7 1/2 in. (26.5 x 19 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
25.71
Tags
ArmorMenWomenWriting
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...