Theseus Conqueror of the Centaur Eurytus
Eugène Delacroix
1825
Medium
Lithograph; only state
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 5/8 x 8 1/16 in. (27 x 20.5 cm) Image: 7 1/16 x 5 in. (18 x 12.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
Accession Number
31.77.19
Tags
TheseusCentaurs
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...