The Sister of Duguesclin
1829
Medium
Lithograph on chine collé; first state of four, before the addition of lithographic wash
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/2 x 7 15/16 in. (24.1 x 20.2 cm) Sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (32 x 25 cm) Mount: 17 11/16 x 12 1/16 in. (45 x 30.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
Accession Number
23.21.31
Tags
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...