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Mephistopheles appearing to Faust

Mephistopheles appearing to Faust
(Méphistophélès apparaisant à Faust)
(1828)
plate 5 from Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published by Charles Motte, Paris, 1828

Medium
lithograph
Measurements
26.0 × 21.5 cm (image) 27.5 × 21.5 cm (image and text) 38.6 × 27.3 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Delteil 62 ii/v
Edition
2nd of 5 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: Delacroix invt (. under t) et Lithog:
printed in ink l.r.: Ch. Motte, Impr (.. under r) Editeur, à Paris.
printed in ink l.c.l.: Meph: Pourqoui tout ce vacarme? que demande Monsieur? qu'y a-t'il pour son service?
Accession Number
P42.6-1982
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the National Gallery Women's Association, Governor, 1982
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
demons illustrations (layout features) legendary beings literary characters men (male humans) protagonists scholars swords
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)