Tiger Sleeping in the Desert (Tigre couché dans le désert)

1846, printed c. 1870

Eugène Delacroix

Associated Names
Eugène Delacroix

Artist, French, 1798 - 1863

This is a drawing of a big cat. The image shows a big cat lying on the ground, its body stretched out and its head resting on its paws. The animal is depicted in black, with lines suggesting the texture of its fur. It is set against a background of a landscape with rolling hills and a textured sky. The details are created using fine lines that give a sense of depth and contrast between the foreground and background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 24, State vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Watermarks

1752

Wikidata ID

Q65223021

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