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Eugène Delacroix

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Painting of a woven basket spilling dahlias and zinnias on a garden path beneath a leafy vine arch.

Basket of Flowers

1848-49

Painting of turbaned horsemen with spears and swords fighting lions under a stormy sky on open grassland.

Lion Hunt

1860-61

Painting of two mounted warriors in ornate robes fighting on horseback, with a fallen figure and dusty hills behind.

The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan

1826

Oval oil portrait of a young woman with curled dark hair, white blouse, and black bead necklace against a dark background.

Mlle. Alexandrine-Julie de la Boutraye

c. 1832-34

Painting of a woman being carried away on a grey horse by a turbaned rider, with a burning city and smoke behind.

The Abduction of Rebecca

1846

Painting of a storm-tossed boat with a haloed sleeping figure in the stern and terrified men struggling on dark green waves.

Christ Asleep during the Tempest

ca. 1853

Painting of a shaded garden with a stone bench among tall trees and hollyhocks beside a dirt path.

George Sand's Garden at Nohant

ca. 1842-43

Painting of a man in black holding a sword beside a red curtain, while a crowned woman in a red cloak grips his arm.

Hamlet and His Mother

1849

Oil portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet, dark dress and striped shawl, against a dark olive background.

Madame Henri François Riesener (Félicité Longrois, 1786-1847)

1835

Two women on a shore beside a canoe; one holds a newborn wrapped in white under a stormy sky.

The Natchez

1823-24 and 1835

Painting of a turbaned rider on a rearing white horse crossing a river ford under a stormy sky.

Moroccan Horseman Crossing a Ford

about 1850

Painting of a woman at an open window beside a wounded man on a bed, with chain mail and armor hanging in a stone chamber.

Rebecca and the Wounded Ivanhoe

1823

Painting of a mountain lake landscape with a reclining figure, a dark horse, and robed people gathered near a tent.

Ovid among the Scythians

1862

Painting of a lion attacking a fallen man in a dark landscape, with a rifle on the ground and a palm plant behind.

Lion mauling a dead Arab

1847

Painting of a lion crouched on a grassy slope, devouring a goat, with a dark hill and cloudy sky behind.

Lion Devouring a Goat

1850

Painting of a reclining lioness in a dark, hilly landscape under a cloudy sky.

Lioness Reclining

1855

Watercolor of a bound nude man on a falling horse under a stormy sky with birds, by Eugène Delacroix.

Mazeppa on the Dying Horse

1824

Dark painted sketch of a mounted rider in gold armor expelling figures from a columned temple, with a rearing horse and falle

Heliodorus Driven from the Temple

1850

Painting of white and pink peonies with green leaves and buds against a dark background, in loose visible brushwork.

Painting - Eugène Delacroix, 1848

1848

Loose painting of two sailing boats battling stormy green waves under dark clouds, with a distant shoreline.

Christ on the Sea of Galilee

1854

Norwegian Bokmål: A greyhound

1859

Painting of a wounded man lying face down beside a pool in a rocky landscape, with a dark hilly horizon behind him.

Wounded Brigand (Roman Shepherd)

1825

Dark stormy landscape with a crowd of swirling figures in the foreground and ruined arches on the right.

Scène de sabbat

1831

Painting of Jesus raising Lazarus from a tomb, with startled onlookers and a dark rocky cave around them.

La Résurrection de Lazare

1850

Loose oil sketch of a seated nude woman with blonde hair, face turned upward, against dark drapery and red background.

Nereid

1822

Loose painting of a woman kneeling in prayer inside a shadowy Gothic cathedral with tall columns and arches.

Marguerite à l'église

1850

Dark night scene of a rider on a white horse fleeing airborne nude witches under a moon.

Tam O'Shanter poursuivi par les sorcières

1849

Oil portrait of a woman in a teal turban and grey shawl with a gold brooch, gazing to the side against a pale sky.

Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Turban

1827

Four women in an ornate interior with tiled walls, a hookah and patterned carpets, one standing attendant in a turban.

The Women of Algiers

1834

Painting of a bare-breasted woman holding the tricolor flag atop a barricade, leading armed men over fallen bodies.

Liberty Leading the People

1830

Painting of a young woman with an upturned gaze, seated near wooden crosses and cypress trees under a cloudy sky.

Orphan Girl at the Cemetery

1824

Painting of a crowded courtyard with a woman dancing, a lute player seated on a rug, and guests watching from balconies.

Jewish Wedding in Morocco

1839

Oil painting of two musicians, one playing a lute and one holding a tambourine, with a woman in a red headscarf in a dim inte

Musiciens juifs de Mogador

1847

Man in white turban and robe saddling a brown horse on an open plain, with a distant rider and a sword on the ground.

Arab saddling his horse

1855

Loose oil sketch of a reclining king on a bed amid nude women, warriors, a gold-harnessed horse, and gold objects.

La Mort de Sardanapale, esquisse

1826

Painting of a lion on a rock ledge and two hunters beneath a large dark tree, with a mountain landscape behind.

Lion hunt in Morocco

1855

Two armored knights on horseback clash in a stormy countryside, one on a white horse with a sword, one on a brown horse with

Confrontation of knights in the countryside

1830

Painting of a chained, bearded prisoner reaching toward light in a dark stone dungeon beside a sleeping man.

The Prisoner of Chillon

1834

Loose oil sketch of two Greek soldiers in white skirts and embroidered jackets, one dancing with arms raised, against a dark

Two Greek soldiers dancing

1824

Still life of a lobster, hare, pheasant and jay beside a hunting gun and bag, with a distant landscape and riders.

Nature morte au homard et trophées de chasse et de pêche

1827

Half-length oil portrait of a young man with tousled brown hair in a dark double-breasted coat against a dim background.

Léon Riesener

1835

Painting of a woman in a white dress reclining in a forest stream, one arm raised to a tree branch.

The death of Ophelia

1853

Painting of a bearded king on a bed amid nude women, a struggling horse, gold objects and a burning palace behind.

Death of Sardanapalus

1827

Dante and Virgil stand in a boat amid nude, struggling figures in dark water, with a burning city under a red sky.

Dante and Virgil in Hell, also known as The Barque of Dante

1822

Painting of a seated woman in a pale gown and a standing man in a dark cloak gesturing to her in a dim interior.

Hamlet et Ophélie

1840

Painting of a massacre on a shore with fallen figures, a mounted rider in a pink turban, and a burning town behind.

The Massacre at Chios

1824

Oil sketch of a nude woman reclining on a white divan with arms raised, against red drapery and a dark green background.

Study of Female Nude Reclining on a Divan

1830

Painting of a reclining woman in gold bracelets on a fur throw, with red cushions and green drapery in a dim interior.

Odalisque

1825

Painting of armored knights on horseback entering a city, with fallen and grieving figures in the foreground and a harbor bey

Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople

1840

Painting of a gravedigger holding up a skull before two men, one in a dark cloak, under a cloudy sky on a hillside.

Hamlet and Horatio in the Graveyard

1839

Painting of mounted crusaders entering a city, with grieving figures and fallen bodies in the foreground and a harbor beyond.

Prise de Constantinople par les Croisés (12 avril 1204), dit aussi Entrée des Croisés à Constantinople

1852

Seated bearded man in a turban and red robe smoking a pipe on a divan beside a dagger.

Turc fumant, assis sur un divan

1825

Oil self-portrait of a man with curly dark hair and mustache, wearing a dark coat and green vest, against a brown background.

Self-portrait with Green Vest

1837

Dark Gothic banquet hall with a crowd of armored men and a bishop in gold vestments amid candlelit table and torches.

The Murder of the Bishop of Liège

1828

Half-length oil portrait of a man with loose hair and a white collar against a dark brown background.

Frédéric Chopin

1838

Painting of a crowded open boat with survivors struggling on rough, dark sea under a stormy sky.

Shipwreck of Don Juan

1840

Painting of a bearded man in a red turban seated beside a saddle and rifle against a stone wall.

Le turc à la selle

1835

Oval painting of a winged archangel in the sky above tumbling, falling figures in warm browns and greens.

Saint Michael Defeats the Devil

1850

Painting of a forest clearing with a rider on a white horse and two men resting on a fallen log beneath dark trees.

Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest

1858

Painting of a chaotic medieval cavalry battle on snowy ground, with armored knights, banners, and fallen horses under a cloud

Battle of Nancy (1477)

1831

Painting of an elderly seated ruler under red drapery, a reader in black, and a supported figure among courtiers in a vaulted

The Two Foscari

1855

Oil painting of a standing man in embroidered gold jacket, white kilt and turban holding a silver dagger, dark trees behind.

Count Demetrius de Palatiano in Suliot Costume

not dated

Painting of horsemen galloping across a landscape, firing rifles into smoke, with a seated robed figure in the foreground.

Fantasia arabe

1833

Two men in a dusky graveyard; one seated holds a skull, the other stands in a teal doublet and red cloak.

Hamlet and Horatio at the Cemetery

1835

Oil sketch of two standing men in white pleated Suliote costumes with embroidered jackets and gold-ornamented shoes.

Two studies of Suliote costumes

1824

Painting of a seated nude woman with an updo on a draped wooden block against a green background.

Mademoiselle Rose

1817

Interior of a striped room with a red canopied bed, a sofa, gilt portraits, a bookcase and a hanging chandelier.

L'appartement du comte de Mornay

1831

Painting of a woman in red drapery lying across a tiger in a wooded landscape with tall reeds and a clay jug.

Inderin, von einem Tiger zerrissen

1856

Painting of a crouching lioness with bared teeth on a grassy slope, with misty mountains behind her under a blue sky.

Lionne prête à s'élancer

1863

Painting of a turbaned rider with a raised sword on a rearing grey horse fighting a lion in a dark landscape.

Arab Horseman Attacked by a Lion

1849-50

Oil portrait of a woman with curled dark hair and feathered headpiece, wearing a black velvet dress with gold trim and yellow

Bildnis der Madame François Simon

1829

Painting of mourners lifting Christ's body inside a rocky cave beneath a stormy sky, with a woman in dark blue at right.

Beweinung Christi

1857

Loose oil sketch of an apotheosis: an armored man in red rising among nude figures, putti, and clouds, with a lion below.

Apotheose des Herzogs von Buckingham

1833

Painting of a bearded man in red robe and green cloak lying on grass beside a stream, with dark trees and a glowing sky behin

The Agony in the Garden

1851

Loose oil study of a figure in yellow embroidered jacket, red sash and black cloak, holding a jeweled box, seen from behind.

Figure in Turkish Costume

c. 1856-1863

Oil portrait of a young blond child in a blue garment against a dark background, by Eugène Delacroix.

Marguerite-Juliette Pierret

c. 1827

Painting of monks conversing in an arched corridor with a bearded man in red and a seated figure on a bench.

Christopher Columbus and His Son at La Rábida

1838

Painting of armed riders and men fighting in a mountain valley, with a rearing horse, fallen figures, smoke and a hilltop cas

Arabs Skirmishing in the Mountains

1863

Reddish-brown horse tethered by a rope to a wooden post on a sandy plain under a dramatic, cloudy sky.

A Horse Hitched to a Post

c. 1820

Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta

c. 1823/1824

Two painted studies of a man in white robes, one standing with a cane and one seated in a chair, against a dark background.

Two Studies of an Indian from Calcutta, Seated and Standing

c. 1823/1824

Painting of a crouching tiger snarling at a snake coiled around a tree trunk, with a rocky hillside behind.

Tiger and Snake

1862

Circular oil sketch by Delacroix of allegorical figures among clouds under a blue sky, with a garland and kneeling figures be

Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris. La Paix vient consoler les hommes et leur ramène l'abo…

1854

Oil sketch of Mercury crouching in a winged helmet beside a sailing ship and a winged figure, in warm reds and golds.

Mercure : Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris

1852

Oil sketch of Neptune reclining with a trident amid dark blue waves, framed in ochre, by Eugène Delacroix.

Neptune apaisant les flots : Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris

1852

Oil sketch of a reclining helmeted woman in blue drapery beside a lyre and tree, within a gold oval border.

Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Minerve

1852

Oil sketch of Hercules in a red cloak raising a club while wrestling the centaur Nessus under a blue sky.

Esquisse pour le salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Hercule tuant le centaure Nessus

1852

Sketch of a half-nude hero with a bow beside a rearing horse, a fallen warrior and sword below, blue sky.

Esquisse pour le Salon de la Paix à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Hercule vainqueur d'Hippolyte, reine des Amazones

1852

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and black bow tie against a dim brown background.

Portrait d'Eugène Laval (1818-1896), architecte

1860

Oil painting of a haloed young woman reading a book with an older woman, a bearded man behind, and two putti above with roses

L'éducation de la Vierge, d'après Rubens

1839

Loose oil sketch of mounted warriors trampling figures across a smoky, fiery landscape with distant mountains and a blue bann

Esquisse pour la bibliothèque du palais Bourbon : Attila suivi de ses hordes barbares foule aux pieds l'Italie et les…

1844

Painting of a turbaned rider with a raised sword on a rearing white horse, a fallen figure below, under a stormy sky.

Le Combat du Giaour et du Pacha

1835

Painting of a dead hare hanging upside down against a dark rock wall, with a muted landscape visible to the right.

Hare

Pen and watercolor sketch of turbaned men in white robes on horses with red saddle cloths, with handwritten colour notes.

Sketchbook

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and high collar, leaning on a red wooden chair against a warm brown background.

Portrait of Count Charles de Mornay

1837

Painting of nymphs in a wooded meadow, one kneeling with flowers as a serpent appears in the grass below.

The Spring - Eurydice bitten by a serpent while picking flowers (Eurydice's death)

1856