Eugène Delacroix

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. Wikipedia

Born: April 26, 1798, Saint-Maurice, France
Died: August 13, 1863, Paris, France
On view: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, MORE
Periods: Romanticism, Romanesque art
Full name: Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix
Known for: Painting, Lithography

Famous works: The Barque of Dante (Dante and Virgil in the Underworld), The Massacre at Chios-1824,Horse Frightened by a Storm-1824, Death of Sardanapalus-1827, Liberty Leading the People - 1830