Delacroix, Eugène Syllabification: (De·la·croix, Eugène)Pronunciation: /ˌdeləˈkrwä/Definition of Delacroix, Eugène (1798–1863), French painter; full name Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix. The chief painter of the French romantic school, he is known for his use of vivid color, free drawing, and sometimes violent subject matter. Delacroix, Eugène in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Delacroix, Eugène in the British & World English dictionary