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Source Description
Delacroix often preferred to depict subjects from France's medieval past rather than from Greek or Roman antiquity. At the Battle of Poitiers (1356), a decisive episode in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453), John II of France was captured by the English forces led by Edward, prince of Wales, known as the Black Prince.This preparatory sketch is for King John at the Battle of Poitiers, a large canvas now in the Louvre Museum, Paris. It was commissioned by the duchess of Berry, the daughter-in-law of France's last Bourbon monarch, Charles X. This sketch typifies the bold brushwork and vivid colors associated with Delacroix's early work.
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Document identity
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4738
label
Sketch for the Battle of Poitiers
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4738
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drawing
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title
Sketch for the Battle of Poitiers
description
Delacroix often preferred to depict subjects from France's medieval past rather than from Greek or Roman antiquity. At the Battle of Poitiers (1356), a decisive episode in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453), John II of France was captured by the English forces led by Edward, prince of Wales, known as the Black Prince.This preparatory sketch is for King John at the Battle of Poitiers, a large canvas now in the Louvre Museum, Paris. It was commissioned by the duchess of Berry, the daughter-in-law of France's last Bourbon monarch, Charles X. This sketch typifies the bold brushwork and vivid colors associated with Delacroix's early work.
provenance
Delacroix Sale, Paris, February 16-19, 1864, no. 54; Baron de Laage, 1864, by purchase; N. V. Diaz Sale, Paris, January 25, 1877, no. 323; Baron de Beurnonville Sale, Paris, April 29, 1880, no. 14; Hector Brame, Paris, 1880, by purchase; Hector Brame Sale, Paris, 1885, no. 214; L. Tabourier, Paris, 1885; Tabourier Sale, Paris, June 20, 1889, no. 19; Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 29, 1899, by purchase [Durand-Ruel as dealer, New York]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1829-1830
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
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52
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64.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 20 1/2 x W: 25 1/2 in. (52 x 64.8 cm); Framed H: 33 3/4 x W: 38 1/2 x D: 4 1/2 in. (85.7 x 97.8 x 11.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] At lower right scratched in wet paint: ED
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oil on canvas
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2617
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