Tiger Resting in the Desert (1846): Artwork and History

Tiger Resting in the Desert (1846) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Delacroix ably reenvisioned the powerful pose of his Bengal Tiger lithograph for this smaller-scale etching. The impression, on warm paper with plate tone, is particularly reminiscent of the desert setting.

Object facts

• Title: Tiger Resting in the Desert
• Date: 1846
• Artist attribution: Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Etching on off-white China paper, laid down on white wove paper
• Dimensions: Image: 7.5 × 12.4 cm (3 × 4 15/16 in.); Plate: 9.2 × 13.7 cm (3 5/8 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 13.9 × 18.1 cm (5 1/2 × 7 3/16 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1960.302

Collection credit

Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

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