About the Artwork
A Gentleman of the Time of Francis I
1833
Eugène Delacroix (Artist) French, 1798-1863 Auguste Delâtre (Printer) French, 1872-1907
Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 7 × 5 1/4 inches (17.8 × 13.3 cm) Sheet: 13 5/8 × 9 7/8 inches (34.6 × 25.1 cm)
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Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S354.50
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed in plate, upper left: Eug. Delacroix Signed, monogram in upper right corner of image: ED [encircled]
Inscribed in plate upper right corner: 1. Lower right edge: Imp. Delatre, Paris. Titled, lower center: UN SEIGNEUR DU TEMPS DE FRANCOIS 1er.
Watermark: AQUA FORTISTES Collector's stamp, verso: J. Peoli (Lugt 2020)
Provenance
May 1894, J. Peoli. 1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Eugène Delacroix, A Gentleman of the Time of Francis I, 1833, etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S354.50.
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