Lion Devouring a Horse (Lion dévorant un cheval) / Eugène Delacroix
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.25
- Title
- Lion Devouring a Horse (Lion dévorant un cheval)
- Artist
- Eugène Delacroix
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1798-1863
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph laid down on heavy cream wove paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1844
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Romanticism
- Inscription
- Signed and dated, on plate: Eug. Delacroix. / 1844. In margin: 17; Eug. Delacroix pinx et lith.; Imp. Bertauts. Titled, lower left: Lion dévorant un cheval. Blind stamp: LES / ARTISTES / CONTEMPORAINS
- Dimensions
- 16.8 cm x 23.7 cm (6 5/8 in. x 9 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- transfer lithograph
- Physical Description
- This black and white print depicts a male lion attacking the body of a horse near a rocky cave. Only the front portion of the horse is shown, lying on its side on the ground. The lion crouches above the horse and presses down with its front paws, claws extended, as it sinks its teeth into the horse's neck. There is a fierce, wild eyed expression on the lion's face. The scene is set in an undefined rocky landscape.
- Subject Matter
- Delacroix traveled to North Africa in 1832, visiting Morocco and Algeria--a visit that fueled his interest in non-European cultures. The interest in exotic locales fascinated Europeans and coincided with the rise of tourism; painters (many of whom never left Europe) depicted distant places and different cultural settings, including harems. For the sophisticated and urbane Delacroix, the unleashed ferocity of wild animals--particularly the big cats--stirred his imagination. Scenes such as this of a lion attacking a horse figured frequently in Delacroix's art.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1105 x 815
- File Size
- 133 KB
- Record
- 1954/2.25
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"Lion Devouring a Horse (Lion dévorant un cheval); Eugène Delacroix." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-2.25/1954_2.25.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 02, 2024.
