Lion Devouring a Horse
Eugène Delacroix
1844
Medium
Lithograph on chine collé; fourth state of five
Dimensions
Image: 6 5/8 x 9 5/16 in. (16.9 x 23.6 cm) Sheet: 12 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (31.1 x 44.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.61.9
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...