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Eugène Delacroix

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Lithograph of a man with a drawn sword stabbing at a curtain as a crowned woman grips his arm, with a caption below.

The Murder of Polonius

1834-43

Lithograph of a woman drowning in a river, one arm reaching up toward overhanging tree branches, with woodland along the bank

The Death of Ophelia

1843

Lithograph of an older bearded man with a staff and a younger man holding an open book, by Eugène Delacroix.

Polonius and Hamlet

1834-43

Lithograph of a dark-clad young man flanked by a crowned queen and a bearded king in a Gothic hall with courtiers behind.

The Queen Tries to Console Hamlet

1834

Pen drawing of Hercules lifting the giant Antaeus in a struggle, with a crowned woman watching at right.

Hercules and Antaeus

1852

Lithograph of a young armored man grieving over his fallen father on a battlefield strewn with dead horses and a sword.

Young Clifford Finding the Body of his Father, from "L'Artiste"

1834

Lithograph of a young tiger playing with its mother on grassy ground, rendered in dark tonal hatching.

Young Tiger Playing with Its Mother, from "L'Artiste"

1831

Sketch of a snarling lion standing with lowered head and curled tail, rendered in loose dark lines on pale paper.

Lion Standing

1833

Black and gray lithograph of armored knights and rearing horses in combat, with a plumed rider at center.

Weislingen attacked by Goetz's Men

1836-43

Lithograph of a seated man in a pointed hat reading at a cluttered desk beside stacked books and a portrait medallion.

A Literary Fellow Meditating

1821

Engraving of a bearded man writing at a desk beside a seated woman, with armor, a shield and antlers in the room.

Goetz von Berlichingen Writing His Memoirs

after 1845

Pen and ink print of a kneeling friar clasping the hand of a bearded armored knight in a stone interior.

Goetz and Friar Martin

1845

Etching of grieving figures around an elderly bearded man, with a kneeling woman and a walled town with a tower behind them.

Death of Goetz von Berlichingen

1845

Engraving of a bearded armored knight on horseback with a spear, accompanied by a boy, with trees and figures behind.

Goetz Aided by the Gypsies, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque"

after 1845

Engraving of a seated bearded musician in a hooded robe playing a stringed instrument, with a drum beside him.

Jewish Musician in Mogador Costume, Morocco, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque"

January 1842

Etching of a striped tiger lying at the entrance of a dark lair, with an open plain beyond.

Tiger Lying at the Entrance of its Lair

ca. 1828-30

Lithograph of a horseman on a rearing horse above a fallen turbaned man, with mountains and sketch studies below.

Combat of the Giaour and the Pasha

1827

Etching of a striped tiger lying at the entrance of a dark cave, with a hazy landscape behind it.

Liegender Tiger am Eingang seiner Höhle

1828

Etching of a tiger lying on the ground in an open desert landscape with low hills, hatched lines and scattered grass.

Tiger Sleeping in the Desert (Tigre couché dans le désert)

1846, printed c. 1870

Dark print of a blacksmith at an anvil holding tongs over glowing metal, with a figure in firelight behind him.

Blacksmith

1833

Lithograph of a seated robed figure gesturing to a standing young man in an interior with curtains and an attendant behind.

Mephistopheles Receiving the Student, from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust

1827

Etching of two robed men resting on a dry slope beside a rifle, with distant riders and figures in the landscape.

Arabes d'Oran (Arabs of Oran)

1833

Lithograph of an elderly bearded man with a staff and a young man holding an open book, by Eugène Delacroix, 1833.

Polonius and Hamlet (Act. II Sc. II), from Shakespeare's Hamlet

1833

Pencil drawing of a fallen horse with saddle beside a dead knight in armor on an open plain with distant hills.

Fallen Horse and Dead Knight

c. 1827-1829

Lithograph of a winged horned devil flying above a dark city skyline with church spires under a stormy sky.

Mephistopheles in the Skies, from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust

1827

Lithograph of two horsemen galloping at night past a gallows, with a French dialogue caption below the image.

Faust and Mephistopheles Galloping on the Night of the Witches' Sabbath, from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust

1827

Pen and ink sketch of four male figures in period dress with gesturing arms and exaggerated expressions.

Studies of Four Englishmen, after James Gillray

ca. 1817-25

Watercolor of a standing woman in a black lace mantilla, ruffled black dress and red hair bow, holding a fan.

Young Spanish Lady in Costume of Manola

1832

Lithograph of a tiger leaping onto a wild horse that collapses on dark, shadowed ground.

Wild Horse Brought Down by a Tiger

1828

Watercolor sketchbook spread of rolling wooded hills and a valley with fields and village buildings under a pale sky.

Sketchbook from the Artist's Trip to Germany

1855-59

Lithograph of a striped tiger resting in grass with a wide plain and mountain peak behind it under cloudy skies.

Bengal Tiger

1829

Black and white lithograph of a woman pointing from a doorway toward a reclining bearded man on a bed in a draped room.

Fronte-boeuf and the Witch, from Ivanhoe

1829

Brown ink sketch sheet with reclining male figures, a nude torso, and several heads, by Eugène Delacroix.

Figure Studies related to "Liberty Leading the People"

1830

Pen and graphite anatomical studies of a flayed figure and two reclining cadaver figures on a pale sheet.

Écorché: Three Studies of a Male Cadaver

n.d.

Pencil sketch of a standing man leaning toward a seated woman in an interior with carved chair and classical column.

Hamlet Reproaches His Mother

ca. 1834

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with studies of horses in various poses, plus hands, feet and heads, by Delacroix.

Studies of Horses, Hands, and Feet (recto); Studies of Heads and Figures (verso)

ca. 1822-27

Watercolor and pencil design study of Spanish-style tiles with flower motifs, a red and green frame and annotated color notes

A Wall Decorated in Spanish Tiles

1832

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a courtyard with arched doorways, a figure in a doorway, and a domed building behind.

Figure in a Doorway

1832

Pencil and watercolor sketches of turbaned men in white robes and red caps, with a reclining figure in red below.

Seven Studies of Moroccan Men's Costume

1832

Pen and watercolor drawing of a standing young figure in a white headwrap, teal top, red sash and pale blue trousers.

Young Moroccan, Standing

1832

Pastel drawing of a sunset with rays of light through clouds above dark hills and trees.

Sunset

ca. 1850

Ink and wash sketch of a mounted rider under a parasol amid robed figures and a crowd along arched street walls.

Study for "The Sultan of Morocco and His Entourage"

1832-33

Pencil sketch of a hooded rider on horseback surrounded by turbaned attendants, with a parasol above and city buildings behin

Study for "The Sultan of Morocco and His Entourage"

ca. 1855-56

Graphite sketch sheet by Delacroix showing studies of heads, an arm, a foot, and facial profiles on tan paper.

Head, Shoulder, and Foot, Studies for "Scenes from the Chios Massacres"

1823

Red and grey chalk drawing of a flayed male torso showing exposed musculature, arms raised, head tilted back.

Ecorché: Torso of a Male Cadaver

1828?

Pen and brown ink sketch sheet with several figure studies of reclining, struggling and draped figures by Delacroix.

Figure Studies for the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon

1833-35

Etching of a standing man in a feathered cap and period costume, resting one hand on a pedestal and holding a sword.

A Man with Weapons (Un Homme d'armes)

1833

Graphite sketch sheet with studies of draped women and heads, drawn as preparation for a Lamentation composition.

Studies of the Virgin and Holy Women for "The Lamentation"

1842-43

Etching of two seated Arab men in robes and turbans in a dry landscape, with distant riders and a horse on the right.

Arabs of Oran (Arabes d'Oran)

1833

Etching of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, head turned right, with loose hatched shading and trailing drapery.

Study of a Woman, Viewed from the Back (Étude de femme vue de dos)

1833

Etching of a bearded man in period costume holding a horse's reins, with a sketched horse and riders behind him.

A Lord from the Period of Francis I (Un Seigneur de temps de François Ier)

1833

Lithograph of a chained man in a stone dungeon with two turbaned guards and a kneeling figure, framed by sketches.

Fronte-boeuf and the Jew, from Ivanhoe

1829

Pencil sketch on tan paper of three lion studies, one reclining lion and two head studies.

Three Studies of a Lion

1815-63

Pen and ink study of a bearded man in a draped robe beside a sketch of a classical head on brown paper.

A Bearded Man, Standing, and a Classical Head

1815-63

Graphite study of a left arm and hand on cream paper, with soft shading along the forearm and fingers.

Study of a Left Arm and Hand

1815-63

Copy

n.d.

Graphite sketch of a seated nude man between a standing armored woman and a striding woman on yellowed paper.

Hercules Between Virtue and Vice

1849-52

Pen and brown ink sheet of multiple figure studies, including nude male and seated female figures.

Zwei männliche und sechs weibliche Figuren

1833

Graphite sketches of a lion's head, including a full-face study and two smaller head studies on cream paper.

A Lion, Full Face, August 30, 1841

1841

Pencil sheet with studies of hands, a nude male figure, and sketched heads and forms by Eugène Delacroix.

Studies of Hands and Figures for the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon

1833-38

Graphite sketch of a fallen male nude with raised arm and studies of clenched fists by Eugène Delacroix, 1852.

Studies of a Fallen Male Nude for "Hercules and the Horses of Diomedes"

1852

Pencil sheet with several sketched studies of muscular nude male figures in twisting, falling poses.

Figure Studies after Rubens's "The Fall of the Rebel Angels"

ca. 1820-22

Pencil sketch on tan paper of bearded men, a nude female figure and an infant, studies after Rubens' Adoration of the Magi.

Adoration of the Magi, after Rubens

ca. 1830

Pencil sketch of an armored knight effigy standing beside a small child, with heraldic shields above.

Tomb Effigies: A Man in a Suit of Armor beside a Child

ca. 1825-30

Pencil sketch sheet of medieval-costumed figures, standing men, seated groups and several women's heads in headdresses.

Figures in Medieval Costume (Tracings from the "Nuremberg Chronicle")

ca. 1822-30

Brown ink and wash sketch of a river landscape with a multi-arched aqueduct, trees, reeds and distant hills.

Landscape with an Aqueduct

ca. 1827

Ink sketch of a lion crouching in the lower left and a seated female nude above it on a pale sheet.

Studies of a Lion and a Female Nude (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

ca. 1844

Pencil sketch of two men embracing at a grave while robed mourners with a crucifix and torches gather around them.

Hamlet and Laertes at the Tomb of Ophelia

ca. 1843

Pencil sketch of a courtyard with a tiered fountain, an arched doorway at left, and trees behind.

Courtyard with a Fountain

1832

Pencil sketch of two columns with carved capitals and arches above them, drawn on pale blue-grey paper.

Study of a Moorish Arcade, Spain

May 1832

Pencil sketch of rigging lines, moored boats and a quay, with handwritten notes, on cream paper.

Sketch of an Arena(?)

1832

Graphite sketch of veiled and hooded figures in various poses, with a small tile-roofed building and handwritten notes.

Sketches of Figures and a Tile-Roofed Building, Seville, Spain

May 1832

Pencil sketches of four figures in Spanish dress with a grey wash behind one figure, on cream paper.

Sketches of Four Figures, Spain

Thursday, May 26, 1832

Ink and wash sketches of a rearing horse attacked by a lion, plus a lion wrestling a serpent in brown wash.

Studies of a Rearing Horse Attacked by a Lion and a Lion Wrestling with a Serpent

1830s

Etching of a lioness attacking a man lying on the ground, with cross-hatched background, signed Eug. Delacroix 1849.

Löwin, die Brust eines Arabers zerreißend

1849

Etching of two Arab men in robes resting on a hillside, with a rifle on the ground and riders in the distance.

Eaux-Fortes Modernes. Plate 197. Arabes d'Oran (Arabs of Oran)

1833

Studienblatt zu "Faust"

1825

Lithograph of two men fleeing down night steps, one with a sword and feathered hat, beside a dark architectural background.

Mephistopheles and Faust Fleeing After the Duel, from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust

1827

Lithograph of a wild horse with flowing mane rearing above grass against a dark, shadowed landscape background.

Wild Horse Coming out of the Water (Cheval sauvage)

1828

Pencil sketch of acrobatic theatre performers in costume, with a masked figure, a woman in a ruffled dress, and a plumed figu

Théâtre Italien (Gioacchino Rossini, 1792-1868)

1821

Lithograph of an acrobat balancing three costumed figures on his raised hands above a wooden stage floor.

Théâtre Italien, from "Le Miroir"

August 13, 1821

Pen and ink sketches of a hooded figure, a standing nude, a reclining draped figure, and faint pencil head studies on tan pap

Studies for Christopher Columbus

1798

Graphite sketch of a seated bearded male nude holding a staff beside a standing male nude seen from behind, on cream paper.

Seated and Standing Male Nudes, after photographs by Eugène Durieu

1855

Etching of a seated bearded man in a turban beside cushions, a chest and a window, signed Eug. Delacroix 1833.

Chief Mohammed-Ben-Abou

1833

Watercolor of two peasant women in a rocky mountain landscape, one standing in a red cap and one seated in a red headscarf.

Peasant Women from the Region of the Eaux-Bonnes

1845

Pencil sketch of a mounted warrior with a lance beside a horse, and two standing women drawn in loose overlapping lines.

Study for Marphise and the Mistress of Pinabel

c. 1852

Etching of two seated men in period costume talking in a dim room, with a standing woman and a draped curtain.

Weislingen Held Prisoner by Goetz

1821

Sheet of anatomical leg studies in black and red chalk showing muscles and feet, by Eugène Delacroix.

Anatomical Studies of Legs

1820-1863

Sheet of Six Antique Medals

1825

Lithograph of seven ancient coins with figures, horses, an owl, a bull head and an eagle, with Greek inscriptions.

Sheet of Seven Antique Medals

1825

Sheet of Twelve Antique Medals

1825

Lithograph of a queen and a young man in black mourning clothes beside a crowned king in an ornate interior.

The Queen Tries to Console Hamlet (Act I, Scene II)

1834

Lithograph of Hamlet held back by companions as a ghostly figure appears on a terrace above stairs, castle behind.

Hamlet Wishes to Follow the Ghost of his Father (Act I, Scene IV)

1835

Lithograph of an armored knight facing a cloaked man gesturing beside a castle terrace at night, by Eugène Delacroix, 1843.

The Ghost on the Terrace (Act I, Scene V)

1843

Lithograph of an older man with a staff and a younger man holding an open book, in an interior with a chair.

Polonius and Hamlet (Act II, Scene II)

1834/1843

Lithograph of a man gesturing at a carved cabinet while a seated woman in a gown looks down in a dim room.

Hamlet and Ophelia (Act III, Scene I)

1834/1843