Liggende tijger in de woestijn
Eugène Delacroix
ca. 1830 - ca. 1833
Medium
etching
Dimensions
135; 92
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
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...