Sketches of Tigers and Men in 16th Century Costume
Eugène Delacroix
1828–29
Medium
Watercolor, pen and iron gall ink, and graphite, on ivory laid paper with blue fibers (discolored to buff)
Dimensions
39.7 × 51 cm (15 11/16 × 20 1/8 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
113803
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...