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Also Known As Ferdinand-Eugène-Victor Delacroix
Born April 26, 1798 • France
Died August 13, 1863 (aged 65) • Paris • France
Notable Works “Liberty Leading the People”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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Eugène Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People
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