A Turk Saddling His Horse
1824
Medium
Aquatint printed in black ink on heavy wove paper, with additions in graphite, by hand; very rare
Dimensions
Image: 10 7/16 x 8 3/16 in. (26.5 x 20.8 cm) Sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 13/16 in. (33.9 x 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Derald H. Ruttenberg Gift, 1998
Accession Number
1998.529
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About this artwork
Eugène Delacroix's 'A Turk Saddling His Horse' (1824) stands as a rare and masterful aquatint, demonstrating the artist's skill beyond his celebrated paintings. Created in black ink on heavy wove paper with hand additions in graphite, this work showcases Delacroix as true painter-printmaker. The Metropolitan Museum holds four of only five aquatints Delacroix created, making this exceptionally rare. Measuring 10 7/16 x 8 3/16 inches image size, the work depicts an Orientalist subject reflecting D...
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...