Eugène Delacroix - Sheet of Sketches | Woven Tapestry Blanket

This 1826 lithograph, held in the Art Institute of Chicago's Clarence Buckingham Collection, gathers several rapid figure studies on a single sheet, the kind of quick, exploratory drawing Delacroix produced throughout his career in sketchbooks and on loose sheets as groundwork for finished paintings and prints. No single narrative subject is recorded for this particular sheet. It nonetheless reflects the restless, prolific draftsmanship for which Delacroix, best known as a painter, is equally celebrated.

Jacquard-woven as a soft, double-sided tapestry throw with fringed edges — a warm layer for the sofa or bed.