Madame Henri François Riesener (Félicité Longrois, 1786–1847)
Eugène Delacroix
1835
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
29 1/4 x 23 3/4 in. (74.3 x 60.3 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1994
Accession Number
1994.430
Tags
PortraitsWomen
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...