A Lion and a Tiger, Fighting
Eugène Delacroix
ca. 1854
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
12-5/16 x 9-1/2 in. (31.3 x 24.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grégoire Tarnopol, 1979, and Gift of Alexander Tarnopol, 1980
Accession Number
1980.21.13
Tags
LionsTigers
About the Artist
Eugène Delacroix · 1798–1863
Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) stands as the defining figure of French Romanticism and a pivotal bridge to modernism. Born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice near Paris, he came from distinguished lineage—his mother descended from the prestigious Oeben-Riesener furniture dynasty, while persistent speculation suggested the statesman Talleyrand may have been his biological father, a theory supported by physic...