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Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix
French, 1798–1863
Lionness Tearing the Breast of an Arab (Lionne déchirant la poitrine d'un arabe)
1849

Image Caption

Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix, Lionness Tearing the Breast of an Arab (Lionne déchirant la poitrine d'un arabe), 1849, etching on cream chine collé laid down on ivory wove paper. Clark Art Institute, 2012.11
Medium
etching on cream chine collé laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Chine: 8 1/16 x 10 13/16 in. (20.4 x 27.5 cm) Plate: 8 3/8 x 11 in. (21.3 x 27.9 cm) Sheet: 11 15/16 x 16 in. (30.3 x 40.7 cm)
Object Number
2012.11
Acquisition
Acquired by the Clark, 2012
Status
Off View

Select Bibliography

Delteil, Loys. Delacroix, The Graphic Work: A Catalogue Raisonné. Translated and revised by Susan Strauber. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1997.