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Faust, plate 1: Mephistopheles Aloft

1826/27
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Faust, plate 1: Mephistopheles Aloft
  • Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
  • Date: 1826/27
  • Medium: Lithograph on chine collé, first state of seven
  • Dimensions: Image: 11 15/16 × 9 13/16 in. (30.4 × 25 cm)
    Sheet: 21 1/2 × 14 1/4 in. (54.6 × 36.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Collection Dutuit
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings