Eugène Delacroix
Lion Lacerating the Chest of an Arab
1848
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Eugène Delacroix
Lion Lacerating the Chest of an Arab
1848
Physical Qualities
Softground etching and roulette, Sheet: 238 x 306 mm. (9 3/8 x 12 1/16 in.)
Image: 145 x 275 mm. (5 11/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.4901
Printed in sanguine; from the journal "L'Artiste."
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, Jan. 3 - Feb. 10, 1962.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Three Master Printmakers from the Nineteenth Century: Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt," March 17- May 30, 1993.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "Three Master Printmakers from the Nineteenth Century: Eugene Delacroix, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt," March 17- May 30, 1993.
Inscribed: Signed and dated in plate: lower left "Eug. Delacroix / 1849." Inscribed in plate: upper center "L'ARTISTE"
Markings: Blindstamp: L'Artiste (Lugt 35) Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
