Artwork

Arabs playing chess

Arabs playing chess, by Eugène Delacroix, oil, 1847
Arabs playing chess, by Eugène Delacroix, oil, 1847

Arabs playing chess is an oil painting by Eugène Delacroix. It dates from 1847 and is held in the collection of the National Galleries Scotland.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Eugène Delacroix

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -⁠KRWAH; French: ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.