Delacroix

An up-to-date and authoritative examination of the work of Eugéne Delacroix (1798-1863), often considered to be the foremost painter of the Romantic movement in France. This monograph considers the of Delacroix's career, from his early Salon pieces, to the Orientalist works produced following his 1832 trip to North Africa, and his decorative commissions for major government buildings in Paris.