The Triumph of Genius over Envy

ca. 1849–51

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper, mounted on cardboard
Dimensions: 10-3/8 x 13-13/16 in. (26.4 x 35.1 cm)
Collection no.: 61.160.1
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Eugène Delacroix. The Triumph of Genius over Envy. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Triumph of Genius over Envy — Eugène Delacroix. ca. 1849–51.

Medium: Pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper, mounted on cardboard. Dimensions: 10-3/8 x 13-13/16 in. (26.4 x 35.1 cm).

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

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1961.

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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