Royal Tiger

Eugène Delacroix19th century

The Morgan Library & Museum
New York, United States

This drawing is one of about fifty that Delacroix executed of tigers. It most closely relates to an 1829 lithograph, Royal Tiger, and an 1846/47 painting, Crouching Royal Tiger.
The presence of the artist's signature and the existence of a second
version of the same composition document the success of the composition
first arrived at in the lithograph and confirm that Delacroix conceived
of the present drawing as an independent work.

Details

Title: Royal Tiger
Creator: Eugène Delacroix
Creator Lifespan: 1798/1863
Creator Nationality: French
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Paris
Creator Birth Place: Charenton-St. Maurice
Date Created: 19th century
Physical Dimensions: w268 x h178 mm
Credit Line: Thaw Collection, The Morgan Library & Museum
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://www.themorgan.org/drawings/item/247010
Medium: Pen and brown ink, and watercolor, over graphite

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