1821
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Duel Polemique is a 1821 ink by Eugène Delacroix, a Romanticism work, depicting Equestrianism, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two men in a dark room facing off. One holds a pipe. The other grips a book. Sharp lines and dark shadows make the scene feel tense. Lithography was new in the 1820s. Artists drew on stone instead of metal. Delacroix used it to grab attention fast—cheap prints spread his political views. Look up lithography next time you’re at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -KRWAH; French: ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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