When is Eugène Delacroix's birthday?

Eugène Delacroix's birthday is April 26. He was born on April 26, 1798 in Saint-Maurice, France.

Who shares a birthday with Eugène Delacroix?

Famous people who share Eugène Delacroix's April 26 birthday include Marcus Aurelius, Ludwig Wittgenstein, David Hume, Jet Li and Melania Trump.

Art · 1798–1863

Eugène Delacroix — Age & Birthday

Born: 26 April 1798 · Died: 13 August 1863 · Age at death: 65

How old was Eugène Delacroix when he died?

Eugène Delacroix died aged 65. He was born on 26 April 1798 and died on 13 August 1863.

French Romantic painter of Liberty Leading the People, famed for his dramatic use of colour and movement

Did you know?His famous painting Liberty Leading the People was inspired by the July Revolution that overthrew King Charles X.

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Date of birth26 April 1798
Date of death13 August 1863
Age at death65
Cause of deathTuberculosis
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceSaint-Maurice, France
Occupationpainter, diarist, lithographer

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Eugène Delacroix was the leading painter of French Romanticism. He believed colour and movement mattered more than perfect outline. His canvases are full of storms, battles and strong feeling. Liberty Leading the People, painted after the 1830 revolution, became a symbol of France itself. A journey to Morocco in 1832 filled his later work with light and vivid colour. Critics often set him against the cool classicism of Ingres. The Impressionists, and later Van Gogh, studied his brushwork closely. His journal is also one of the finest records of an artist's life.

Key Milestones

1822: Barque of Dante – debut
1824: Massacre at Chios – painting
1830: Liberty – painting
1832: Morocco – journey

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -⁠KRWAH; French:; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.

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Eugène Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People

French painter, 1798–1863

Eugène Delacroix was born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice on 26 April 1798.

The Death of Sardanapalus shocked critics in 1827.

He painted Liberty Leading the People in 1830.

He visited Morocco in 1832.

Career highlights

1822Barque of Dante: debut
1824Massacre at Chios: painting
1830Liberty: painting
1832Morocco: journey
1857Academy: elected

Did you know?His journal is one of the great artist diaries.

Age at death: 65
Years since death: 163

Family

Father: Charles-François Delacroix

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How old was Eugène Delacroix when he died?: Eugène Delacroix died on August 13, 1863, aged 65.
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