Le Déménagement de la Censure

c. 1821

Eugène Delacroix

Associated Names
Eugène Delacroix

Artist, French, 1798 - 1863

Charles Etienne Pierre Motte

Lithographer, French, 1785 - 1836

This is a drawing of a scene with a group of characters on a cart. The cart is crowded with figures wearing surreal and exaggerated costumes. Features include large hats, exaggerated noses, and masks. Pairs of scissors float above the cart. On the right, a creature resembling a winged demon or dragon is present. The background includes a building with a sign "Maison à louer" (House for rent). The drawing has a satirical quality, likely pointing to societal or political commentary with its caricatured and exaggerated figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.8 x 34.2 cm (10 3/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.57.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 35

  • 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

Q75429676

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