The Descent from the Cross
Eugène Delacroix
(French, 1798–1863)
1860–1870
Medium/TechniqueOil over pen and ink on paper mounted on panel
Dimensions32.3 x 47 cm (12 11/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Josiah Bradlee
Accession number03.742
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ProvenanceFebruary 17, 1864, sold at Delacroix sale at Pillet, Lainné, Paris, lot 221. November 2, 1897, sold by Charles Sedelmeyer (dealer), Paris, to Josiah Bradlee (b. 1837 - d. 1902), Marblehead, MA and Boston; 1903, bequest of Josiah Bradlee to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 16, 1903)
about 1791
about 1863
about 1863
about 1863
about 1747–50