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Eugène Delacroix, printmaker

Méphistophélés Apparaissant a Faust (Mephistopheles Appearing to Faust), 1828

Description

Maker

Title

Méphistophélés Apparaissant a Faust (Mephistopheles Appearing to Faust)

Year

1828

Medium

Lithograph

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Dimensions

Plate: 27.5 x 21.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "Delacroix int. et Lithog:"; across bottom: "Meph: Pourquoi toui ce... pour son service?"; LR: "Ch. Motte, Impr. Editur, a Paris."

Identification

State

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Type

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

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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