Author(s):
delacroix, eugène (saint-maurice, 26–04–1798 - paris, 13–08–1863), designer-lithographer
production date: in 1827
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): book illustration
materials and techniques: lithography, vellum paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 29cm
width: 18. 8cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature - signature lower left: "delacroix invt et lithog"
caption - typographic caption below the image: "poor empty skull, what do you want to tell me with your hideous squeaking?"
handwritten inscription - in pencil, lower right: "state proof (4)"
themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, alchemy, magic, book, manuscript, skull, vanity
person / character depicted:
faust (literary character)
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris
inventory number: ppg3658. Date: En 1827.
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