Studies van zeven antieke medailles
Eugène Delacroix
1825
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
229; 564; 273; 400
About this artwork
stempel, recto, gestempeld: ‘Lemercier, Imps. lithographe à Paris, État de la pierre.’
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...