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Figure Studies for the Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon

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NOTE: All Giclee prints on PAPER are printed and cut to exact size. If you would like extra paper around your print please let us know. We can add an extra 1/4" or 1/2" of paper on all sides upon request. This selection does not apply for the stretched canvas or framed products.

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In Delacroix’s studies for the Salon du Roi at the Palais Bourbon, a loosely arched figure occupies the upper part of the sheet, with a group of bodies below. The separate drawings give a decorative project a more intimate material presence. Figures that might belong to a broad architectural setting become immediate subjects for inquiry within the space of one page.

Made in 1833–35, the sheet uses pen and iron gall ink. Delacroix’s drawn studies bring the scale of a public architectural project into a close material form that can be considered individually. Their appeal lies in the relationship between immediate observation and a larger artistic purpose. The figures retain their own presence on paper while suggesting the work of arrangement through which bodies could become part of a more expansive decorative scene.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Eugène Delacroix collection.