Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta

Eugène Delacroix

c. 1823/1824

Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta by Eugène Delacroix

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 36.8 x 45.7 cm (14 1/2 x 18 in.) framed: 50.5 x 58.7 x 3.5 cm (19 7/8 x 23 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CF

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Accession Number

2006.128.18

About the Artist

Eugène Delacroix · 17981863

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...

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