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Most of the recent posts give details about individual prints and earlier posts discuss some of the subtle principles guiding artists in making images meaningful and memorable. For prints that are unsold, click "Items still available for sale" below. All other prints are no longer available. My contact email is oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com and my Instagram username is @printsandprinciples. I have created a separate blog to show my own work: https://printsandprinciplesjamesbrown.blogspot.com

Thursday, 1 January 2026

Gustave Greux, “Heliodorus Expelled from the Temple”, 1882, after Eugène Delacroix

Gustave Greux (also known as Gustave Marie Greux) (1838–1919)
“Heliodorus Expelled from the Temple” (also referred to as “Héliodore chassé du Temple [Fresque dans la Chapelle des Saints Anges à Saint-Sulpice.]”), 1882

Technical Details & Condition:

An etching on fine laid paper with generous margins. This print is after Eugène Delacroix’s (also known as Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix) fresco (oil and wax on plaster), created between 1854 and 1861, located in the Saints-Anges' chapel of the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris. (See https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eug%C3%A8ne_Delacroix_-_Heliodoros_Driven_from_the_Temple_-_WGA06222.jpg). The etching was printed by François Liénard (active circa 1860s–1880s) and published in Paris in the renowned art periodical L'Art in 1882.

The impression is richly inked and well-printed (near faultless). The sheet is in near pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, significant stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 42.4 x 29.4 cm
• Plate mark: 33 x 23 cm
• Image border: 28.2 x 18.9 cm

Lettering within the plate beneath the image border:

• Left: “Eugène Delacroix pinx./ L’Art.”
• Centre: “HÉLIODORE CHASSÉ DU TEMPLE (Fresque dans la Chapelle des Saints Anges à Saint-Sulpice.)”
• Right: “Gustave Greux sc./ F. Liénard. Imp. Paris.”

References:

• IFF 27 (Jean Adhémar & Jacques Lethève, 1960), Inventaire du Fonds Français après 1800: GAVARRET–GUILLARD, vol. 9, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, p. 377, cat. no. 27. (See https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k54892064/f389.item)
• Additionally, see the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1883-0414-38

Price & Shipping:

AU$223 (approximately US$148.85 / €126.68 / £110.47), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

This compelling etching by Gustave Greux, after Eugène Delacroix’s painting, vividly depicts the moment when three angels descend upon Heliodorus—the treasurer of King Seleucus IV, sent to confiscate the Temple’s treasures in Jerusalem. The high priest Onias observes from above with outstretched arms at the veiled entrance to the Ark of the Covenant. One angel guides his steed with his knees while raising a rod of command, and the other angels are caught mid-flight, scourging Heliodorus with a whip.

If you are interested in acquiring this striking and highly detailed etching, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.