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Who painted “The Abduction of Rebecca”?

“The Abduction of Rebecca” was painted by Eugène Delacroix in 1846. Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Abduction of Rebecca — Eugène Delacroix

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Eugène Delacroix: energetic, loose brushwork, blazing colour, exotic North African and dramatic historical scenes full of violence and passion.

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school. Wikipedia

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