The Turkish Rider
Eugène Delacroix
c. 1834
Medium
Gouache and watercolor, with scraping, selectively gum-varnished, on cream wove paper, laid down on tan wove paper
Dimensions
25.2 × 18.7 cm (9 15/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23645
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...