The story
Delacroix painted it during what his journal describes as a sentimental crisis between 1825 and 1827, when he made many erotic works. The sitter may be his model Mademoiselle Laure, who may also appear in The Death of Sardanapalus.
Delacroix painted it during what his journal describes as a sentimental crisis between 1825 and 1827, when he made many erotic works. The sitter may be his model Mademoiselle Laure, who may also appear in The Death of Sardanapalus.























