The Wounded Goetz von Berlichingen Takes Refuge in a Gypsy Camp
Eugène Delacroix French
Louis Moralez
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Delacroix was fascinated by Goethe’s "Goetz von Berlichingen," the tale of a late medieval knight (translated into French in 1823). In an 1827 sketchbook he listed seven possible subjects based on the story, including "Goetz arrives wounded on his horse among the gypsies." This loose wash drawing is the only known compositional study for the lithograph he produced of the scene. Delacroix worked on the series intermittently from 1836 to 1843, eventually completing seven designs, but never published the lithographs as a suite.
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