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Eugène Delacroix
1798-1863
Boats at the Mouth of a River at Low Tide in Normandy
Watercolor, over graphite, on paper.
4 11/16 x 7 11/16 inches (118 x 196 mm)
Bequest of John S. Thacher.
1985.35
Notes: 

Watermark: none visible through lining.

Inscription: 

Various color notations in graphite, "galet / sable / tuc (?) / sable / brun / jaune g.d (?) Suede"; dated at lower right, "6 7e lundi".

Provenance: 
Marcel Guérin, Paris; John S. Thacher, Washington, D.C.
Associated names: 

Guérin, Marcel, 1873-1948, former owner.
Thacher, John S., former owner.

Bibliography: 

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 335.

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Delacroix, Eugène
School: 
French
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints