Studies of Four Greek Coins
Eugène Delacroix
1825
Medium
Lithograph; fourth and final state
Dimensions
Image: 7 9/16 x 6 3/4 in. (19.2 x 17.2 cm) Sheet: 11 9/16 x 10 3/8 in. (29.3 x 26.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
Accession Number
31.77.28
Tags
AnimalsMenProfilesCoins
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...