Eugène DELACROIX (Charenton Saint Maurice 1798 - Paris 1863) Sheet of studies of various figures in medieval costumes Pen and brown ink. 22 x 17.5 cm Bears the studio stamp (Lugt n°838a) in the lower center. Our drawing is probably based on one of the collections of engravings by Hans Burgkmair (Augsburg 1473-1531). The Louvre owns several sheets from the same series. Delacroix is said to have made partial use of the collection of engravings belonging to Abbé Marolles, assembled in a dummy collection under the title Vieux maîtres en bois, kept at the Bibliothèque Nationale. Claudine Ganeval has written an article on these drawings.

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