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A Lion, Full Face, August 30, 1841

1841
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Delacroix recorded numerous visits to the zoo and the natural history museum at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, where he could sketch lions from life and carefully study taxidermied specimens. He described the experience as a revitalizing one that encouraged his attention to nature: "How necessary it is to . . . stick one’s head out of doors and try to read from creation, which has nothing in common with cities and the works of man." This 1841 sheet, removed from a sketchbook, includes color notations: "slightly brown" refers to the mane and "light yellow" to the area closer to the nose.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Lion, Full Face, August 30, 1841
  • Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
  • Date: 1841
  • Medium: Graphite
  • Dimensions: sheet: 4 5/8 x 7 3/16 in. (11.7 x 18.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift from the Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix, in honor of Philippe de Montebello, 2013
  • Object Number: 2013.1135.27
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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