Eugène Delacroix
The Abduction of Rebecca
From $100
This painting is pale skin, a white blouse and a dim grey sky, and a cheap copy flattens the face and greys the whites. Our Delacroix Orphan Girl print was graded beside the original so her face keeps its warmth and the tears in her eyes still catch the light.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its near-square shape suits a bedroom, a study or a reading corner. The soft whites and greys look calm with cream, grey and oak, and a gold or dark wood frame suits it.
About the painting
Orphan Girl at the Cemetery by Eugène Delacroix
Paris, 1824
Around 1824, as he worked on his huge Massacre at Chios, the young Eugène Delacroix painted this girl, probably as a study. It has come to be counted a masterpiece in its own right.
Grief and fear
She looks up over her shoulder, tears welling in her eyes. Behind her lie a dim sky and an abandoned graveyard. Her dress slips from her shoulder, and her hand rests weakly on her lap.
Romanticism
For Delacroix, colour was the most important ingredient of a painting, and he revered Rubens and the Venetians. The painting hangs in the Louvre.
Read the story
This girl wasn't meant to be a painting on her own.
Around 1824, Eugène Delacroix was working on a huge canvas, The Massacre at Chios. He was in his twenties, and already a leading young painter in Paris.
This was probably a study for it.
Yet it has come to be counted a masterpiece in its own right.
She looks up over her shoulder, afraid. Tears are welling in her eyes.
Behind her, the sky is dim, and the graveyard is abandoned.
Her dress slips from her shoulder, and her hand rests weakly in her lap. Everything says she's alone.
For Delacroix, colour mattered more than anything. He loved Rubens and the painters of Venice, and here the soft whites and greys carry all her sadness.
It hangs in the Louvre, in Paris.
Look into her eyes, and then at the grey sky behind her.
Orphan Girl at the Cemetery. Eugène Delacroix, about 1824.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
