, ▁studio , ▁and ▁garden , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁don ated ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁site ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁museum , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁its ▁garden ▁was ▁renov ated . ▁Lé on ▁Print em ps ▁had ▁his ▁studio ▁in ▁this ▁same ▁building , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Collection ▁Today ▁the ▁museum ▁contains ▁Del ac ro ix ' s ▁memor abil ia ▁and ▁works , ▁exhib iting ▁pictures ▁from ▁nearly ▁every ▁phase ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁including ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁only ▁three ▁attempts ▁at ▁fres co ▁from ▁Val mont ▁( 1 8 3 4 ); ▁the ▁Education ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁painted ▁in ▁N oh ant ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ; ▁and ▁Mag dal ene ▁in ▁the ▁Des ert ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁Sal on . ▁It ▁also ▁contains : ▁▁ ▁Draw ings , ▁primarily ▁studies ▁for ▁paint ings ▁in ▁the ▁Chap elle ▁des ▁Sain ts - Ang es ▁at ▁the ▁É glise ▁Saint - S ulp ice , ▁but ▁also ▁draw ings ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁Del ac ro ix ' s ▁friends ▁and ▁colle agues ▁( L ass alle - B ord es , ▁Hu et , ▁Pot er let , ▁Saint - Mar cel , ▁Col in ). ▁ ▁Notes , ▁sketch es , ▁and ▁sou ven irs ▁for ▁Del ac ro ix ' s ▁Mor