Tiger Resting in the Desert

Art Institute of Chicago

Tiger Resting in the Desert

Eugène DelacroixLinkedCulture matchlcp-ff01cec55b2b

Date
1846
Medium
Etching on off-white China paper, laid down on white wove paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
11999

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Delacroix ably reenvisioned the powerful pose of his Bengal Tiger lithograph for this smaller-scale etching. The impression, on warm paper with plate tone, is particularly reminiscent of the desert setting.

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Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

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Object type
AAT300041273

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  • Representative object from the topic French Equestrian Lithography
    French Equestrian Lithography

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