1825
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Sheet with Nine Antique Medals is a 1825 by Eugène Delacroix, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows nine round images, like old coins, scattered across a page. Some look like faces—one serious, one with a crown, another with wild hair. Others show animals, a person riding a horse, and a cow. The lines are sketchy, almost like quick studies, with shading to show depth. Notice how the artist mixed rough sketches with detailed faces. The signature in the corner says "E. Delacroix 1825," meaning this was made early in his career. If you like this style, look up Romanticism next.
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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