Eugène Delacroix
1798-1863
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
1850
Black chalk and graphite on thin brown wove paper, arched at the top.
21 7/8 x 14 9/16 inches (554 x 370 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne.
1964.2
Notes:
Study for the fresco in the Chapel of Holy Angels, Church of St. Sulpice, Paris.
Inscription:
Atelier stamp in red ink at lower left corner (Lugt S. 838a).
Provenance:
The artist's atelier (Lugt S. 838a); Delacroix sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 17-29 February 1864, part of lot 297; Alfred Robaut; P. A. Chéramy; sale, Paris, Galerie Petit, 5-7 May 1908, no. 351; Alfred Beurdeley (Lugt 421); sale, Paris, Galerie Petit, 30 November-2 December 1920, no. 118; Duc de Trevise; sale, Paris, Galerie Charpentier, 19 May 1938, no. 3, repr.; Mrs. Landon K. Thorne.
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.
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.
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