Delacroix. Chevaux et autres animaux
Musée national Eugène Delacroix
Sep 12, 2026 – Apr 18, 2027 Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Tue, Oct 20Workshop: La gravure, un pied à l’étrier, 2:30 pm
Sat, Nov 14Guided tour, 11 am
Sat, Dec 12Guided tour, 11 am
Sat, Jan 16Guided tour, 11 am
Sat, Feb 27Guided tour, 11 am
A small display on Delacroix’s horses, lions and tigers, built around two newly restored studies of stallions.
The museum has acquired two oil studies of stallions, one chestnut and one golden chestnut, and shows them for the first time after restoration. They anchor a display on the animals Delacroix studied and staged in paintings, lithographs and decorative schemes throughout his career.
The show recalls the horses he saw in Morocco in 1832, which fed his images of riders and fantasia scenes. It stresses that such studies were working references, not meant for sale, and so reveals his creative process.
Full details at musee-delacroix.fr
Museum Saint-Germain-des-Prés