Mephisto Appears to Faust
Artist, French, 1798 - 1863

Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
stone: 26 x 21 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
sheet: 47.8 x 31.2 cm (18 13/16 x 12 5/16 in.) -
Accession
2004.128.14
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Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil, no. 62, State iv/v
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1906
Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.
Inscriptions
lower left in stone: Delacroix invt. et Lithog:; lower right in stone: Lith Bayron; lower center in stone: Meph: Pourquoi tout ce vacance? que demande Monsieur? qu'n a-t'il pour son service?
Wikidata ID
Q75428467