Sheet of Studies: A Marriage Procession in Sixteenth-Century Dress; a Cavalier; and a Trophy of Arms
Eugène Delacroix
1798–1863
Medium
Pen and brown ink on brown tracing paper
Dimensions
8-7/8 x 6-7/8 in. (22.5 x 17.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession Number
1975.131.104
Tags
CarriagesHorses
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...