Studies of Seven Greek Coins
Eugène Delacroix
1825
Medium
Lithograph; first state of five
Dimensions
Image: 11 7/16 x 9 1/8 in. (29 x 23.2 cm) Sheet: 13 3/8 x 10 5/16 in. (34 x 26.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
Accession Number
31.77.27
Tags
EaglesMenProfilesHorsesCoins
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...