Tigre royal (Royal Tiger)
Eugène Delacroix, Tigre royal (Royal Tiger), 1829, lithograph on cream wove paper, Bequest of Winslow B. Ayer, public domain, 43.10.4
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- Title
Tigre royal (Royal Tiger)
- Related Titles
display title: Tigre Royal (Royal Tiger)
original language: Tigre Royal
translated: Royal Tiger
- Artist
- Date
1829
- Medium
lithograph on cream wove paper
- Catalogue Raisonné
Delteil 080 iii
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 12 7/8 in x 18 1/2 in; sheet: 18 1/8 in x 22 1/2 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: Delacroix delt., printed, lower right
title: TIGRE ROYAL, printed, lower middle Translation: Royal Tiger Language: French
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
planographic print
- Culture
French
- Credit Line
Bequest of Winslow B. Ayer
- Accession Number
43.10.4
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
This print of a Royal tiger was created as a pair with Lion de l’Atlas (Lion of the Mountains) [see Related Artworks] to reference the games of ancient Rome, where Barbary lions and Bengal tigers were regularly pitted against each other. While the tiger here looks passive, these cats were usually victorious in such showdowns.
- Exhibitions
2000 Old Master Prints and Drawings Portland Art Museum
2017 Kingdom Animalia: Animals in Print from Dürer to Picasso Portland Art Museum
