Tomb Effigies: A Man in a Suit of Armor beside a Child

Eugène Delacroix

ca. 1825–30 · Graphite · Drawings and Prints

Printed sources provided Delacroix with references and perspectives difficult to obtain in person. Such was the case with images of tomb effigies, an important resource for the study of historical armor. Although the artist sketched tombs based on first-hand observation, the direct overhead view in this example suggests that he drew from book illustrations or prints.

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Date

ca. 1825–30

Medium

Graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift from the Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix, in honor of Philippe de Montebello, 2013