Cheval sauvage terrassé par un tigre (Wild Horse Felled by a Tiger)
Cheval sauvage terrassé par un tigre (Wild Horse Felled by a Tiger)

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Cheval sauvage terrassé par un tigre (Wild Horse Felled by a Tiger),

1828

Eugène Delacroix, 1798–1863; born Clarenton-Saint Maurice, France; died Paris, France
x1946-200
In this lithograph, the artist imagines a combat to the death between a horse and a tiger, representing the Romantic ideal of nature as a battle between elemental forces that can be tamed and those that remain brutally savage.

Information

Title
Cheval sauvage terrassé par un tigre (Wild Horse Felled by a Tiger)
Dates

1828

Maker
Eugène Delacroix
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
trimmed to sheet: 20 × 26.3 cm (7 7/8 × 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Laura P. Hall Memorial Collection
Object Number
x1946-200
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector Loys H. Delteil's stamp, verso: (Lugt 773)
Reference Numbers
Delteil 77; Moreau 10
Culture
French
Type
lithographs, prints
Materials
lithographic ink
Techniques
lithography
Subject
horses, tigers

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