DELACROIX EUGENE: (1798-1863) French Romantic Artist. A.L.S., E Delacroix, three pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ...

DELACROIX EUGENE: (1798-1863) French Romantic Artist. A.L.S., E Delacroix, three pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. ('Saturday'), to Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein, in French. Delacroix writes, in part, 'I do not know how to express the confusion I feel as this renewed attention I have received and at the kindness of our dear great artist: I reserve the right to write to him regarding this subject, as well as to the cordial invitation he has extended for me to visit him in Wiemar….Unfortunately my plans have changed on account that I am required to be present here for the exhibition jury and since I cannot disengage myself from being, in three or four days' time, in the South of France, in other words at the opposite end, I will not have time to go and embrace the friends I have in Strasbourg….The part of your letter in which you tell me when I can visit you is unfortunately a bit smudged and I cannot figure what you wrote. If I do not hear from you by then I will come by before 5pm, to leave you time to prepare your dinner. As for your invitation for Tuesday, I regret that I cannot attend since I leave Monday morning. With a thousand new expressions of….deep respect….I shall bring you a note for Liszt that I would ask you to take care of'. A letter of interesting association. VG Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1819-1887) Polish Princess, best known for her 40-year relationship with the musician Franz Liszt (1811-1886).