Two Sketches; Armed Riders and Figure on the Ground
Eugène Delacroix
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, black and red chalk with graphite, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
34.2 × 21.7 cm (13 1/2 × 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84313
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...