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title: Medea about to Murder Her Children
author:  Eugène Ferdinand Victor Delacroix
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16886/medea-about-to-murder-her-children/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-01-16
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# Medea about to Murder Her Children

_Authored by  Eugène Ferdinand Victor Delacroix_

## Image File

[![Medea about to Murder Her Children](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16886.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16886.jpg)

## Image Caption

*[Medea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Medea/) about to Murder Her Children,* oil on canvas by Eugène Ferdinand Victor Delacroix. 1862.

Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Delacroix, . F. V. (2023, January 13). Medea about to Murder Her Children. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16886/medea-about-to-murder-her-children/>
### Chicago
Delacroix, Eugène Ferdinand Victor. "Medea about to Murder Her Children." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 13, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16886/medea-about-to-murder-her-children/>.
### MLA
Delacroix, Eugène Ferdinand Victor. "Medea about to Murder Her Children." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Jan 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16886/medea-about-to-murder-her-children/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eug%C3%A8ne_Ferdinand_Victor_Delacroix_031.jpg) by  **Eugène Ferdinand Victor Delacroix**. Submitted by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/ "User Page: Liana Miate"), published on 13 January 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.