Literary sources are the most important component of Delacroix painting. The first place here, undoubtedly, belongs to the English writers.
But the original “novel” was in Delacroix and Goethe – more precisely, with his “Faust”.
The artist was very fond of this work and created a series of lithographs illustrating it. This series was seen by Goethe and approved of it.
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Faust et Mephistopheles – Eugene Delacroix 
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Portrait of Baron Schweiter by Eugene Delacroix 
Combat of Jacob with an Angel by Eugene Delacroix 
The flight of Faust and Mephistopheles by Mikhail Vrubel 
Self-portrait by Eugene Delacroix