Lion Devouring a Horse
Eugène Delacroix
1844
Medium
Lithograph; third state of five
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (24.7 x 18.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.10.9
Tags
LionsHorses
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...