Eugène DelacroixFrench, 1798–1863Tête d'Actéon (sujet d'étude)
May one see it?
Unknown
Melun, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 31
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée municipal de Melun
- Image: Musée municipal de Melun — © Thomas Hennocque - utilisation soumise à autorisation, musée de Melun; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
Meanwhile, in the life of Eugène Delacroix
The whole life1824
Success of "The Massacre at Chios" at the Salon
Shown at the Salon of 1824, The Massacre at Chios, devoted to the tragedies of the Greek War of Independence, brought Delacroix genuine success: the authorities recognized him as the leading painter of the new Romantic style, and the painting was bought by the state.
1825
Journey to England
During a trip to England Delacroix visited Thomas Lawrence and Richard Parkes Bonington; the color and manner of English painting gave impetus to his subsequent work.
c. 1825
Lithographs for Shakespeare
By 1825 Delacroix was producing lithographs illustrating Shakespeare, and soon afterwards lithographs and paintings based on Goethe's Faust.
