Eugène Delacroix
1798-1863
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
1850
21 7/8 x 14 9/16 inches (554 x 370 mm)
Black chalk and graphite on thin brown wove paper, arched at the top.
1964.2
Gift of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne.
Notes
Study for the fresco in the Chapel of Holy Angels, Church of St. Sulpice, Paris.
Inscriptions/Markings
Atelier stamp in red ink at lower left corner (Lugt S. 838a).
Associated names
Robaut, Alfred, 1830-1909, former owner.
Chéramy, Paul Arthur, former owner.
Beurdeley, Alfred, 1847-1919, former owner.
Trevise, Duc de, former owner.
Thorne, Landon K., Mrs., former owner.
Chéramy, Paul Arthur, former owner.
Beurdeley, Alfred, 1847-1919, former owner.
Trevise, Duc de, former owner.
Thorne, Landon K., Mrs., former owner.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Thirteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1963 & 1964. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1964, p. 110.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 140.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 140.
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