Eugène Delacroix
Faust and Mephistopheles Galloping on Walpurgis Night
1828
Physical Qualities
Crayon lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 274 x 338 mm. (10 13/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
Image: 208 x 290 mm. (8 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.4925
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Inscribed: Inscribed in stone: lower left "Delacroix invt. et lithog."; lower center "Faust:-Que vois-je remuer autour de ce gibet?... / ...ils vont et viennent, ils se baissent et se relèvent. / Meph:-C'est une assemblée de Sorciers. / Faust:-Ils sèment et consacrent. / Meph:-En avant! en avant!"
Markings: Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
