Les Ecrevisses à Longchamps

1822

Eugène Delacroix

Associated Names
Eugène Delacroix

Artist, French, 1798 - 1863

Charles Etienne Pierre Motte

Lithographer, French, 1785 - 1836

This is a drawing of oversized crustaceans and various figures. The artwork depicts a group of people dressed in extravagant 18th-century costumes and hairstyles, standing around and atop giant crayfish that occupy much of the foreground. One character leans on a long stick or cane while another gestures with an umbrella. In the background, a procession of horsemen and a carriage can be seen moving down a tree-lined avenue. A flag with a pair of scissors depicted above some figures suggests a theme of cutting or fashion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.4 x 32.4 cm (8 13/16 x 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.57.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 37, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Miroir

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2002.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q75429673

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