Eugène Delacroix

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Description: Death of Sardanapalus, sketches for

TitleDeath of Sardanapalus, sketches for

Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1827

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPastel over pencil, sanguine, and white chalk on buff paper

Dimensions440 × 580 mm

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsArtists' preparatory studiesRomanticism in artExoticism in artMen, Black, in artFemale nude in artDrawing, French--19th centuryDeath in artOttoman influences in art

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Chapter 6: White Slavery

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.281-314

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00220.007

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Chapter subject tags:Delacroix, Eugène, 1798-1863History painting, French--19th centurySlavery--Greece--HistoryTurkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918Black people--Race identity--France--19th centuryPiratesBlack people in art--France--19th centuryGreece--History--War of Independence, 1821-1829Painting, French--19th century

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PublisherHarvard University Press

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Chapter subject tags:Slavery in artErotic art

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