The value of Liberty – sketch for Eugène Delacroix’s famous painting bid to record sum at Christie’s

An oil sketch by Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) for his renowned painting ‘Liberty Leading the People’ was knocked down at £2.6m at auction in London this week.

Delacroix’s finished painting, which commemorates the July Revolution of 1830, is regarded as one of…

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