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A Nobleman from the Time of Francis I (Un Seigneur du temps de François ler)

Eugène Delacroix

Artwork Details

A Nobleman from the Time of Francis I (Un Seigneur du temps de François ler)
1833
Eugène Delacroix
etching on paper
12 3/8 x 8 5/8 in. (31.43 x 21.91 cm);7 x 5 3/16 in. (17.78 x 13.18 cm)
Museum Purchase
1953/2.24

Description

Delacroix’s interest in the costume and visual features of earlier periods can be seen in this etching of a standing nobleman holding the reins of a horse. Earlier states of this plate show only the central figure; the other figures and horse behind him were added in subsequent states.

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