Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta
Eugène Delacroix
c. 1823/1824
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 · 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...