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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: 15.2 x 27.3 cm (6 x 10 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered with artist's signature and date LL: "Eug. Delacroix 1849."

Identification

State

i/iii

Standard Reference Number

Delteil 1908, no. 25.i

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

77.053

Type

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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: 15.2 x 27.3 cm (6 x 10 3/4 inches)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 77.053

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