Attaque du tigre

Louis-Candide Boulanger

Associated Names
Louis-Candide Boulanger

Artist, French, 1806 - 1867

Bertauts

Printer, French

In the image, a horseman is in conflict with a tiger. The tiger is attacking the horse and rider, with the horse appearing startled and the rider wielding a spear. The scene is depicted in black and white with dynamic lines and shading, emphasizing the intense and dramatic nature of the encounter.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.9 x 25.4 cm (7 13/16 x 10 in.)
    sheet: 30 x 44.8 cm (11 13/16 x 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.111.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Pittsburgh; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

upper left above image: Souvenirs d'Artistes; upper right above image: 404; lower left below image: LBoulanger; lower right below image: Imp. Bertauts, Paris; lower center below image: ATTAQUE DU TIGRE; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 289C (partly erased)

Wikidata ID

Q75429336

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