DELACROIX (Eugène). - Lot 128

Lot n° 128
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DELACROIX (Eugène). - Lot 128
DELACROIX (Eugène). Born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice. 1798-1863. French painter, watercolorist, draughtsman and lithographer. L.A.S. "Eug. Delacroix". S.l.n.d., ce 26. 1 page in-8 BEAUTIFUL LETTER FROM THE ROMANTIC PAINTER ON THE SUBJECT OF ONE OF HIS PAINTINGS HANGING AT A PAINTING SHOW: ...I thank you a thousand times, my dear Sir: I had come to speak to you of an apprehension about the painting in question. I would very much like it to be seen downstairs and on the left side of the gallery, where the light is better... Please note that I would only ask this favor for a limited time, and on condition that my other paintings be reassembled. Alphonse de Cailleux was deputy director of the Louvre and director of the Royal Museums before being appointed Director General of Fine Arts. A royalist, he resigned from all his posts after the fall of Louis-Philippe.
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