The Wounded Goetz von Berlichingen Takes Refuge in a Gypsy Camp

Eugène Delacroix French
 Louis Moralez

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Delacroix was fascinated by Goethe’s "Goetz von Berlichingen," the tale of a late medieval knight (translated into French in 1823). In an 1827 sketchbook he listed seven possible subjects based on the story, including "Goetz arrives wounded on his horse among the gypsies." This loose wash drawing is the only known compositional study for the lithograph he produced of the scene. Delacroix worked on the series intermittently from 1836 to 1843, eventually completing seven designs, but never published the lithographs as a suite.

The Wounded Goetz von Berlichingen Takes Refuge in a Gypsy Camp, Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris), Brush and blue and brown wash over graphite

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