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
Rights
Public Domain
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...