Eugène Delacroix

French painter (1798–1863)

† 1863 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Rijksmuseum, Museum of Modern Art, Musée d'Orsay, National Gallery, Uffizi Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 96 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art · Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Rijksmuseum · Museum of Modern Art · Musée d'Orsay · National Gallery · Uffizi Gallery · National Gallery of Art · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Eugène Delacroix was born on April 26, 1798 in Saint-Maurice and died on August 13, 1863 in Paris, aged 65. Recorded occupations: painter, diarist, lithographer, photographer, draftsperson and muralist. Country of citizenship: France. Associated movement: Romanticism. Fields of work: painting. Notable works include “A Young Tiger Playing with its Mother”, “Liberty Leading the People”, “Babylonian Captivity” and “The Massacre at Chios”. Educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris, Lycée Louis-le-Grand and Lycée Pierre-Corneille. Honours include Commander of the Legion of Honour. Member of Académie des beaux-arts and Société nationale des beaux-arts.

At a glance

Born: April 26, 1798 · Saint-Maurice
Died: August 13, 1863 · Paris
Age at death: 65
Citizenship: France
Occupations: painter, diarist, lithographer, photographer, draftsperson, muralist
Movements: Romanticism
Notable works: A Young Tiger Playing with its Mother, Liberty Leading the People, Babylonian Captivity, The Massacre at Chios
Education: Beaux-Arts de Paris, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Pierre-Corneille
Honours: Commander of the Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions: 96 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

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Biographical facts: Wikidata Q33477 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Eugène Delacroix on Wikipedia.

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