. Eugène Delacroix. , v^^-^;_- ««5r<?*«-»ss»^ Makg. Woe, woe 1 Oh 1 that I could escapeThese dark thoughts . Evil Spirit. The jiidgiiieut arrests trumpet is souutlitig . .AVoes thee ! CiioiH. Judex ergo cum scdebit,Quidquid latet adparebit,Nil iuultum remauebit. Faiist {Lithograph). Wagner. . he snarls at strangers,Barks, lies upon his belly, wags his tail (LitJiograph) l^aust EUGEtHj: DELACROIX of genius may be seen lamentably shiningthrough the speech of a madman. Therecan be no doubt that Delacroix felt theseattacks bitterly. They will end by persuad-ing me that I have ma
. Eugène Delacroix. , v^^-^;_- ««5r<?*«-»ss»^ Makg. Woe, woe 1 Oh 1 that I could escapeThese dark thoughts . Evil Spirit. The jiidgiiieut arrests trumpet is souutlitig . .AVoes thee ! CiioiH. Judex ergo cum scdebit,Quidquid latet adparebit,Nil iuultum remauebit. Faiist {Lithograph). Wagner. . he snarls at strangers,Barks, lies upon his belly, wags his tail (LitJiograph) l^aust EUGEtHj: DELACROIX of genius may be seen lamentably shiningthrough the speech of a madman. Therecan be no doubt that Delacroix felt theseattacks bitterly. They will end by persuad-ing me that I have made a veritable fiasco,*he writes to Soulier, that it is an absolutefailure, and that the death of Sardanapalusis the death of the Romantics—since romanticsthere are. The final touch was given to hisdisgust when M. Sosthene de la Rochefou-cauld, at that time Directeur des Beaux Arts,sent for Delacroix and recommended him tostudy drawing from casts, warning him thatunless he could change his style in the future,he must expect neither commissions norrecognition from the State. This interviewput an end for the time being to all Delacroixshopes of official encouragement, such as wouldgive him opportunities for the great under-takings for which he felt himself supremelyfitted. You may judge what
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