DELACROIX, Eugène
(b. 1798, Charenton-Saint-Maurice, d. 1863, Paris)

War

1833-37
Oil and virgin wax on plaster, 140 x 380 cm
Salon du Roi, Palais Bourbon, Paris

A frieze running round the upper wall above the windows and doors contrasts the evils of war with the virtues of justice, industry and agriculture.