Sheet of figure studies: two studies of a reclining figure, and a seated figure holding a lyre (?).
Medium
Graphite on laid paper, mounted on cardboard
Dimensions
9-1/16 x 7-3/8 in. (23.0 x 18.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958
Accession Number
59.23.27
Tags
Female Nudes
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...