Delacroix
1885
Edmond Morin’s 1885 illustration presents a striking portrait of the French Romantic master Eugène Delacroix, capturing his dashing, youthful intensity. The figure stares out with a brooding charisma, his face emerging from a dark, heavily cross-hatched background that emphasizes his wavy hair and mustache. Although Delacroix is celebrated for his explosive use of color in paintings like *Liberty Leading the People*, this black-and-white print focuses entirely on his psychological depth. Created decades after the artist's death, this piece likely served as a frontispiece for a biography, immortalizing the look of a man who defined an era of art and kept one of the most famous journals in art history.