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Study for Marphise and the Mistress of Pinabel

Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863. c. 1852. Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.

Study for Marphise and the Mistress of PinabelEugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863 · c. 1852The Art Institute of Chicago · CC0
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A work made of graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board.

Drawing and Watercolor / Source record

Study for Marphise and the Mistress of Pinabel

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Maker
Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863
Date
c. 1852
Medium
Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board
Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago
Accession
1957.332
Credit
William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment
Rights
Public domain · CC0

Public domain · CC0. Unchanged copy of the institution’s verified web image; smaller responsive JPEGs are resized derivatives. Full-resolution image remains linked to the institution. Editorial views may show a detail.

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Drawing and WatercolorObject type

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Drawing and Watercolor

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PaperMaterial

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board; paper (fiber product); graphite” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board; paper (fiber product); graphite

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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

GraphiteMaterial

Graphite recorded in the object's medium.

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board; paper (fiber product); graphite” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board; paper (fiber product); graphite

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

DrawingTechnique

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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Graphite on tan wove paper, tipped onto board

Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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