Accession Number
1953/2.24

Title
A Nobleman from the Time of Francis I (Un Seigneur du temps de François ler)

Artist(s)
Eugène Delacroix

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1833

Medium & Support
etching on paper

Dimensions
7 1/8 in x 5 1/4 in (18.1 cm x 13.34 cm);7 1/8 in x 5 1/4 in (18.1 cm x 13.34 cm);12 1/2 in x 8 11/16 in (31.75 cm x 22.07 cm);19 3/8 in x 14 3/8 in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Label copy
Delacroix’s interest in the costume and visual features of earlier periods can be seen in this etching of a standing nobleman holding the reins of a horse. Earlier states of this plate show only the central figure; the other figures and horse behind him were added in subsequent states.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
intaglio print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
horses
standing