A Blacksmith
1833
Medium
Aquatint, drypoint; between third and fourth state of six
Dimensions
Image: 6 5/16 x 3 7/8 in. (16 x 9.8 cm) Sheet: 13 3/4 x 10 in. (35 x 25.4 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 x 6 3/8 in. (25 x 16.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.29
Tags
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...