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Eugène Delacroix, printmaker
Méphistophélés Apparaissant a Faust (Mephistopheles Appearing to Faust), 1828
Description
Maker
- Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863, French, printmaker
- Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, publisher
Title
Méphistophélés Apparaissant a Faust (Mephistopheles Appearing to Faust)
Year
1828
Medium
Lithograph
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
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Dimensions
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Plate: 27.5 x 21.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Lettered LL: "Delacroix int. et Lithog:"; across bottom: "Meph: Pourquoi toui ce... pour son service?"; LR: "Ch. Motte, Impr. Editur, a Paris."
Identification
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State
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Credit
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Museum Works of Art Fund
Object Number
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72.019
About
Mephistopeles, sporting a sword, stands before the desk of Faust in Faust's study. Faust rises from his hair in alarm, one hand upon his book. Flasks, skulls, books, and other miscellany occupy the shelf above them. From a series of 17 prints.
Lettered LL: "Delacroix int. et Lithog:"; across bottom: "Meph: Pourquoi toui ce... pour son service?"; LR: "Ch. Motte, Impr. Editur, a Paris."
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