Lion Nursing Cubs / Eugène Delacroix

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Accession Number: 1997/1.66
Title: Lion Nursing Cubs
Artist: Eugène Delacroix
Artist Nationality: French
Artist Life Dates: 1798-1863
Medium and Support: graphite on medium, moderately textured beige laid paper
Object Creation Date: circa 1853
Credit Line: Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family
Inscription: Stamped in red ink, l.c.: "E.D" (Lugt 838); Verso, inscribed and underlined in black crayon (?), u.l., "78 (?)" (numerals are partially obscured by hinges and underline; appears to have been cropped by l. edge of sheet); in graphite, l.r.: "58.5" (Lannan Foundation acc. no.); Watermark: none visible
Dimensions: 24.6 cm x 35.1 cm (9 11/16 in. x 13 13/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Keywords: lions; mother
Secondary Keywords: animals; family; how we live; mammals; relationships; study; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1340 x 926
File Size: 143 KB
Record: 1997/1.66
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Full citation: "Lion Nursing Cubs; Eugène Delacroix." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.66/1997_1.66.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.