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
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