Duel de Faust et de Valentin (Duel between Faust and Valentine), Eugène Delacroix, 1827

In the street at night, three figures form a circle, each holding a sword: to left, mephistopheles parries valentine's blow, thereby allowing faust to pierce valentine, to right, through the torso; on the ground lies mephistopheles' guitar, which he used to serenade marguerite (gretchen); to left a house (probably marguerite's) while further, other buildings and a well. 1827 lithograph. Date: 1827. Dimensions: Height: 230 mm (image); Width: 290 mm (image). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Collection: British Museum. Duel de Faust et de Valentin (Duel between Faust and Valentine) (BM 1924,1014.7.12 1)