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DELACROIX EUGENE: (1798-1863) French Painter. Regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school, he is also considered one of the last old Masters of painting, and one of the few who was ever photographed. Rare lengthy A.L.S., `E. Delacroix´, four pages, 4to, n.p., 1st of December [1829], to Monsieur Felix Guillemardet, in French. Delacroix commences referring to the women and soirées that his correspondent, who is on holiday out of Paris, mentioned in his letter, and states in part `Depuis longtemps tu n´avais tant pris de vacances…je t´avertis que tu es mortel et que les plaisirs sont mêlés d´amertume. Encore, ne sont-elles pas toutes si insipides… tu trouveras, je n´en doute pas, quelques infidélités à faire à ta belle Parisienne, que ta discretion couvre d´un voile mystérieux et louable. On trouve en province de certaines beautés… Il n´est pas rare d´y trouver au milieu de ces troupeaux de niaises prétentieuses… quelque caractère singulier et saillant dans de jolis petits corps´ (''It's been a long time since you took so many vacations… I warn you that you are mortal and that pleasures are mixed with bitterness. Still, aren´t they all so insipid… you will find the way, I have no doubt, to make some infidelities to your beautiful Parisian couple, whom your discretion covers with a mysterious and praiseworthy veil. You can find in provinces certain beauties… It is not rare to find there in the middle of these herds of pretentious fools… some singular and salient character with pretty little bodies'') Delacroix further refers to a painting he is not starting yet, and refers to his mood and his artist self-esteem, and states `J´ai là dans mon atelier depuis plusieurs jours une grande toile encore toute blanche et vierge;…Tu chatouilles mon amour-propre d´artiste avec le succès… je me croirai bientôt moi-même un ancient..´ ('' I have there in my studio for several days a large canvas still all white and blank;... You tickle my self-esteem as an artist mentioning success... I will soon believe myself an ancient...'') Delacroix writes his fourth page to the upper and lower borders of the address leaf, bearing a red wax seal in fine condition, showing a bust portrait. Overall creasing, otherwise G