Original: Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( 26 April 1798 & ndash ; 13 August 1863 ) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school .
Simplified: Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( 26 April 1798 -- 13 August 1863 ) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school .