The Battle of the Giaour and the Pasha (Combat du Giaour et du Pacha)

1827

Eugène Delacroix

Associated Names
Eugène Delacroix

Artist, French, 1798 - 1863

This is a drawing of an equestrian scene. The scene features a rearing horse with a rider, as well as a figure lying on the ground. The background includes mountains and other horses. At the bottom of the drawing, there are sketches of a horse head, hooves, and a head in profile view, likely preparatory drawings. The artwork conveys motion and tension through precise shading and expressive line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    stone: 37.5 × 26.7 cm (14 3/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 41.2 × 29.6 cm (16 1/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.11.46

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 55, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 99, repro.

1951

  • French Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, University of Pittsburgh, 1951.

1959

  • The Great Century: France 1800-1900, The University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, IN, 1959.

1965

  • Of Time and the Image: Three Periods of Change, Philadelphia College of Art, 1965-1966, no. 59.

1972

  • Lithography in the 19th Century: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1972-1973, no. 10.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 142.

1988

  • Drawings on Stone: Early European Lithography, NGA, 1988.

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

Q65072128

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