Bataille de Taillebourg

1900

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Charles-Albert Waltner was a celebrated reproductive printmaker and winner of Prix de Rome for engraving in 1868. He made this etching after Delacroix’s 1837 monumental painting "Bataille de Taillebourg, 21 juillet 1242" (Versailles) for the Société française des amis des arts (1885–1914). The group supported the arts by acquiring works and distributing them among members via a draw. It also circulated an annual album of prints of which this was one, distinguishable by the society’s blindstamp in the lower right.

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Title: Bataille de Taillebourg
Etcher: Charles-Albert Waltner (French, Paris 1846–1925 Paris)
Artist: After Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
Date: 1900
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Image: 8 3/8 × 10 7/16 in. (21.2 × 26.5 cm)
Plate: 9 13/16 × 11 5/8 in. (25 × 29.6 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/16 × 17 5/16 in. (31 × 44 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2026
Object Number: 2026.295.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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