Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Allegorical Figure of Envy Made in France, Europec. 1820-23 or c. 1849 Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798 - 1863 Charcoal and graphite on tan wove paper Currently not on view 1986-26-19 The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986 |
LabelAlthough it has not been definitively established exactly what this male winged figure represents, it seems to have developed from an academic study made from the live model—note the prop under the left hand—into some sort of symbol or allegory, perhaps depicting the "man of genius at the portals of the tomb," a subject mentioned by Delacroix in his Journal in May 1823. |
