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Eugène Delacroix, The ArtistsLiberty Leading the Peoplei
Portrait of Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix was a French artist born on April 26, 1798. Delacroix contributed to the Romantic and Orientalist movements and died on August 13, 1863.

The Barque of Dante, Eugène Delacroix

The Barque of Dante 1822

The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan, Eugène Delacroix

The Combat of the Giaour and Hassan 1824 – 1826

The Death of Sardanapalus, Eugène Delacroix

The Death of Sardanapalus 1827

Liberty Leading the People, Eugène Delacroix

Liberty Leading the People 1830

The Women of Algiers, Eugène Delacroix

The Women of Algiers 1834

Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable, Eugène Delacroix

Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable 1860

Gustave Doré, The ArtistsPortrait of Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré

Father of Horror, Father of Fantasy

1832 – 1883
Ivan Aivazovsky, The ArtistsPortrait of Ivan Aivazovsky

Ivan Aivazovsky

A military painter sponsored by the state—smells like propaganda

1817 – 1900
Joseph Wright of Derby, The ArtistsPortrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby

The birth of science out of fire

1734 – 1797
José Tapiro y Baro, The ArtistsPortrait of José Tapiro y Baro

José Tapiro y Baro

Painting in the shadow of a best friend

1836 – 1913
Luis Ricardo Falero, The ArtistsPortrait of Luis Ricardo Falero

Luis Ricardo Falero

The line between art and sex

1851 – 1896
Henriette Browne, The ArtistsPortrait of Henriette Browne

Henriette Browne

1829 – 1901
17011900

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Eugène Delacroix

Théodore Géricault

Anna Atkins

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