Sketches of Algerian Men
Eugène Delacroix
c. 1832
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with traces of graphite, on tan wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
20.5 × 30.2 cm (8 1/8 × 11 15/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
110984
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...