Eugène Delacroix and François le Villain
Mephistopheles Aloft
1826-1827, published c. 1837
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- Artist: Eugène Delacroix
- Printer: François le Villain
Mephistopheles Aloft
1826-1827, published c. 1837
Physical Qualities
Crayon lithograph with scraping, Sheet: 351 x 277 mm. (13 13/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Image: 284 x 240 mm. (11 3/16 x 9 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
1996.48.4919
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
The Maryland Institute of Art, Baltimore, Dec. 3 - Dec. 22, 1959.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, April 1969.
The Maryland Arts Council, Sept. 1970 - July 15, 1971.
BMA, "Selected Prints from the George A. Lucas Collection," 29 June - 29 August, 1976.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Three Master Printmakers from the Nineteenth Century: Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt," March 17- May 30, 1993.
Heckscher Museum, New York and Huntington Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, Baudelaire's Voyages: The Poet and His Painters, 8/28/93 - 3/30/94.
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Nov. 3 - 24, 1968.
Eugene Leake, The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, April 1969.
The Maryland Arts Council, Sept. 1970 - July 15, 1971.
BMA, "Selected Prints from the George A. Lucas Collection," 29 June - 29 August, 1976.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Three Master Printmakers from the Nineteenth Century: Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt," March 17- May 30, 1993.
Heckscher Museum, New York and Huntington Art Gallery, Austin, Texas, Baudelaire's Voyages: The Poet and His Painters, 8/28/93 - 3/30/94.
Inscribed: Inscribed in stone: lower left "Delacroix invt. et Lithog."; lower center ".......De temps en temps j'aime à voir le vieux Père, / Et je me garde bien de lui rompre en Visière.........."; lower right "Lith. de Villain."
Markings: Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
