Tiger Sleeping in the Desert

Eugène Delacroix, 1846, printed c. 1870

This is a drawing of a panther. The panther is laying on grass with its head lowered. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to show texture. There is a simple background with line work to suggest a distant landscape.
Artist
Eugène Delacroix
Date
1846, printed c. 1870
Type
Print
Medium
etching on wove paper
Dimensions
9.1 × 13.2 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a drawing of a panther. The panther is laying on grass with its head lowered. The drawing uses fine lines and shading to show texture. There is a simple background with line work to suggest a distant landscape.

Eugène Delacroix