Woman Dying(?), Man in Bedroom, Two Sketches of Same
Eugène Delacroix
n.d.
Medium
Graphite, on tan wove paper
Dimensions
23 × 35.7 cm (9 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
72532
Rights
Public Domain
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...