Eugène Delacroix
Lionness Clawing an Arab’s Chest
1849
Physical Qualities
Softground etching, roulette, Sheet: 247 x 322 mm. (9 3/4 x 12 11/16 in.)
Plate: 212 x 280 mm. (8 3/8 x 11 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
1996.48.4900
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: middle left "Eug. Delacroix / 1849."
Markings: Stamp: verso "Ministère de l'Intèrieur" (Not in Lugt) Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
