Eugene Delacroix
Tigre Couche dans le Desert
About this artwork
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artist:Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863) French
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title:Tigre Couche dans le Desert
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date created:1846
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Platemark: 9.2 x 13.5cm support: 30.1 x 43 cm
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object type:
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credit line:The Henry and Sula Walton collection: bequeathed 2012
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accession number:P 3145.19
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Eugene Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix
Delacroix was the foremost French painter of his day, and regarded by many as one of the last great history painters. His work displayed his highly charged romantic spirit, which he often attempted to temper with his knowledge of classical art. He expressed admiration for the great colourist...