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Eugène Delacroix

Lionne déchirant la poitrine d'un Arabe (Lioness tearing the chest of an Arab)

Description

Maker

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863), printmaker

Title

Lionne déchirant la poitrine d'un Arabe (Lioness tearing the chest of an Arab)

Year

1849

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

soft-ground etching

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 21.3 x 28.3 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered UC: "L'ARTISTE". Lettered with artist's signature and date LL: "Eug. Delacroix 1849." Collector's mark of L'Artiste LL.

Identification

State

ii/iii

Standard Reference Number

Delteil 1908, no. 25.ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

48.015

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room
Sep 28, 1948 – Oct 30, 1948

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Tombstone

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863), printmaker
Lionne déchirant la poitrine d'un Arabe (Lioness tearing the chest of an Arab), 1849
Soft-ground etching; Roulette
Plate: 21.3 x 28.3 cm (8 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 48.015

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