Homage to Delacroix

"Homage to Delacroix" is an 1864 canvas painted in oil by Henri Fantin-Latour to honor the influential French Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix, who died the previous year. The portrait depicts a gathering of notable painters and writers, all of whom would achieve prominence, assembled around Delacroix’s image. This work, reflecting influences of Realism, was exhibited at the 1864 Paris Salon and showcases the cultural reverence for Delacroix’s legacy. Today, it resides in the permanent collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.