Rebecca and the Wounded Ivanhoe

Eugène Delacroix, 1823

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Rebecca and the Wounded Ivanhoe, 1823. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 25 3/8 × 21 1/8 in. (64.5 × 53.7 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Rebecca and the Wounded Ivanhoe
Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
Date: 1823
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 3/8 × 21 1/8 in. (64.5 × 53.7 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1798–1863

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