Research Catalog

Etchings

Title
Etchings [graphic] / Eug. Delacroix.
Author
Delacroix, Eugène, 1798-1863.
Publication
1833-ca. 1870.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
  • Villot, Frédéric, 1809-1875.
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Description
11 prints : etching, aquatint; 22.8 x 27.4 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Original etchings by Eugène Delacroix. Subjects include the Passion of Christ, Arabs, Jews, a blacksmith, a nude, a tiger and a lion. Nos. D16, D17, D18, D19, D20 & D21 are posthumous impressions from the portfolio, Oeuvre unique à l'eau-forte d'Eugène Delacroix, printed by Frédéric Villot and published by Cadart and Luquet in 1865. The title page from this portfolio is present. D24 may also have been printed posthumously.
Subject
  • Jesus Christ > Passion
  • Arabs > Africa, North
  • Blacksmiths
  • Jews in art
  • Lion in art
  • Nudes
  • Tiger in art
Genre/Form
  • Etchings – French – 19th century.
  • Title pages.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Holdings checked in departmental copy of Loys Delteil, Le peintre-graveur illustré, v. 3.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Contents
  • D14. Le Christ au roseau (2nd state) -- D14. Le Christ au roseau (3rd state) -- D16. Un seigneur du temps de Francois Ier -- D17. Un homme d'armes.
  • D18. Juive d'alger -- D19. Un forgeron -- D20. Arabes d'Oran -- D21. Etude de femme vue de dos -- D24. Tigre couché dans le désert -- D24. Tigre couché dans le désert (another impression) -- D25. Lionne déchirant la poitrine d'un Arabe.
Call Number
MEZAC
OCLC
NYPG96-F103
Author
Delacroix, Eugène, 1798-1863.
Title
Etchings [graphic] / Eug. Delacroix.
Imprint
1833-ca. 1870.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Cite As:
S.P. Avery Collection.
Linking Entry
Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Indexes
Holdings checked in departmental copy of Loys Delteil, Le peintre-graveur illustré, v. 3.
Provenance
Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900.
Added Author
Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector
Villot, Frédéric, 1809-1875.
S.P. Avery Collection.
Research Call Number
MEZAC
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