Eugène Delacroix

Lion dévorant un cheval (Lion devouring a horse)

Maker

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863), printmaker
Imprimerie Bertauts (French), printer

Title

Lion dévorant un cheval (Lion devouring a horse)
Les Artistes Contemporans
Groupe d'animaux (Group of animals)

Year

1844

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 17.5 x 23.6 cm (6 7/8 x 9 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LL: "Eug. Delacroix pinx et lith."; LR: "Imp. Bertauts." Lettered with artist's signature in image: "Eug. Delacroix." Stamped with collectors' marks LL: Albert Maroni; LC: Les Artistes Contemporans
Numbered UR: 17.

Identification

State

iv/v

Standard Reference Number

Delteil 1908, no. 126.iv

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

48.361

Type

Exhibition History

Helen M. Danforth
A Tribute
Jun 21, 1985 – Sep 08, 1985

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Tombstone

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798-1863), printmaker
Imprimerie Bertauts (French), printer
Lion dévorant un cheval (Lion devouring a horse); Les Artistes Contemporans; Groupe d'animaux (Group of animals), 1844
Lithograph
Plate: 17.5 x 23.6 cm (6 7/8 x 9 5/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 48.361

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