Eugène Delacroix
(France 1798–1863)
Royal tiger
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Delacroix never had the opportunity to observe lions and tigers in the wild. His superbly vivid renderings of big cats are based on careful studies of their anatomy and poses which he made at the various Paris zoos and menageries in the company of the animal sculptor, Antoine-Louis Barye. The large body of the reposing tiger in this print echoes the shapes of the distant mountains.
- Year
- 1829
- Media
- Medium
- lithograph
- Dimensions
- 42.5 x 53.4cm sheet (irreg.)
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1993
- Accession number
- 488.1993
