The Collection

The three rooms of the apartment -bedroom, living room, library- as well as the studio are open to visitors. The dining room houses the documentation which can be consulted by appointment only. The garden is also open to the public. An important part of Delacroix 's furniture was dispersed after his death. However, thanks to the descriptions given in the posthumous inventory, some pieces of furniture were acquired. It is primarily his works of art, small paintings, drawings, lithographs as well as letters and miscellaneous keepsakes which allow the visitor access to the painter's private world.

In the bedroom where Delacroix died on August 13, 1863, one finds aside from family portraits, one made of Jenny Le Guillou, his faithful servant who stayed by his side at his deathbed. The beautiful Mary Magdalen in the Wilderness is exhibited in the living room along with drawings, pastels and watercolors shown in rotation because of their fragility. The studio was built according to Delacroix's plans and careful supervision.
One can see three frescoes which Delacroix painted for Valmont Abbey as well as an easel and painting tables which belonged to him. Paintings, drawings lithographs with literary, decorative or animal subjects are also exhibited.


 



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