Interior of a Military Hospital
1828 or earlier
Medium
Aquatint printed in black ink on heavy wove paper; rare impression
Dimensions
Image: 11 7/16 x 9 5/16 in. (29 x 23.6 cm) Sheet: 13 5/16 x 10 7/8 in. (33.8 x 27.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.63.13
Rights
Public Domain
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...