La Pietà 1852 After Eugène Delacroix This etching reproduces Delacroix's Pietà completed in 1844 in Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement, Paris. It was published first in the journal "L'Artiste" on February 2, 1845, but this impression comes from an 1852 publication "Les Peintres vivants," a collection of one hundred prints after living artists. Delacroix must have appreciated Hédouin's work because that same year, according to his Journal, he supplied the etcher with six sketches. Delacroix had an abiding concern for his legacy and one of the ways he hoped to ensure his reputation was through the c
La Pietà 1852 After Eugène Delacroix This etching reproduces Delacroix's Pietà completed in 1844 in Saint-Denys-du-Saint-Sacrement, Paris. It was published first in the journal "L'Artiste" on February 2, 1845, but this impression comes from an 1852 publication "Les Peintres vivants," a collection of one hundred prints after living artists. Delacroix must have appreciated Hédouin's work because that same year, according to his Journal, he supplied the etcher with six sketches. Delacroix had an abiding concern for his legacy and one of the ways he hoped to ensure his reputation was through the circulation of his compositions in La Pietà. After Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris). 1852. Etching on chine collé; second state of two. Prints
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