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Duel Polemique

1821

Eugène Delacroix

Associated Names

Eugène Delacroix

Artist, French, 1798 - 1863

This is a drawing of a scene depicting a duel between a woman and a man on horseback. The horses are small, and the riders are using quills instead of lances. A judge oversees the scene, with onlookers gathered on either side, some appearing to be members of the press.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Accession Number

2002.57.12
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 34, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Trapp, Frank Anderson

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

Q75429679

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