Mephistopheles in the Air
Eugène Delacroix
1828
Medium
lithograph in black on chine collé
Dimensions
sheet: 46.9 x 34 cm (18 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.) image: 30.3 x 25.1 cm (11 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Accession Number
1994.60.13
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...