Aigle Liant un Lièvre (An Eagle Pouncing on a Hare)

Léon Bonnat

Associated Names
Léon Bonnat

Artist, French, 1833 - 1922

This is an image of an eagle attacking a hare. The eagle has its wings partly outstretched, grasping the hare with its talons. The eagle looks fierce and majestic, while the hare is lying beneath it. The fur of the hare is detailed in texture. The background seems to depict a rocky or natural landscape with sketch-like lines. The drawing is done in a monochrome style with cross-hatching used for shading and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    René Huyghe Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 14 x 18.1 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.)
    plate: 17.4 x 21.1 cm (6 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 21.2 x 31.2 cm (8 3/8 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.42.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

René Huyghe; gift to NGA Photo Archives (transferred to DCG in 1994).

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: LB; lower left in plate: Léon Bonnat pinx et sculp.; lower right in plate: Gazette des Beaux-Arts; lower center in plate: AIGLE LIANT UN LIEVRE / (Salon des Champs Elysées); lower right in plate: Imp. Ch. Wittmann

Wikidata ID

Q75125014

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