Sardanapale, from "Le Monde Illustré"

Draftsman After an intermediary drawing by Albert Duvivier French

May 16, 1874

Not on view

The popular illustrated weekly "Le Monde Illustré" published this reproduction of Delacroix’s "The Death of Sardanapalus" (1827; Louvre) when the painting was included in an exhibition of the Société de l'Union des Arts in May 1874. The magazine declared that it believed "it must make known to its readers the most remarkable works currently on view in Paris." A decade after the artist’s death, the painting had come up at auction for the first time the previous year and was purchased by the dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, who lent it to a number of exhibitions in London and Paris.

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Title: Sardanapale, from "Le Monde Illustré"
Series/Portfolio: Le Monde Illustré
Engraver: Emile Thomas (French, Vittel 1841–1907 Dammartin-sur-Tigeaux)
Draftsman: After an intermediary drawing by Albert Duvivier (French, Nevers 1842–1927 Paris)
Artist: After Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
Date: May 16, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 11 13/16 in. (23.9 × 30 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2018
Object Number: 2018.614.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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