Studieblaadje met roze kastanje
Eugène Delacroix
1853-05-20
Medium
paper
Dimensions
126; 186
About this artwork
Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
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...