Ovid among the Scythians

1862

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on paper, laid down on wood
Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (32.1 x 50.2 cm)
Collection no.: 2008.101
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Eugène Delacroix. Ovid among the Scythians. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Ovid among the Scythians — Eugène Delacroix. 1862.

Medium: Oil on paper, laid down on wood. Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. (32.1 x 50.2 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Wrightsman Fund, in honor of Philippe de Montebello, 2008.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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