La Pietà Dernier dessin sur bois d'Eugène Delacroix — Esquisse originale du Tableau La Pieta, peint par lui dans une chapelle de l'Église Saint-Denis-du-Saint-Sacrement
Printmaker:
Pothey, Alexandre
Draughtsman:
Delacroix, Eugène
(After)
From 'L'Illustration', 29 August 1863, pp.152–53. Described as Delacroix’s ‘last drawing on wood’. Centre fold; letterpress verso. Drawn directly on the block by the artist and cut by Pothey.
Given by Donato Esposito, 2020
Method of acquisition: Given (2020) by Esposito, Donato
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1863
Sheet Height 380 mm Width 544 mm
Accession number: P.27-2020
Primary reference Number: 318107
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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