Eugène Delacroix was fascinated by big cats throughout his career, sketching lions and tigers from life at the Jardin des Plantes menagerie in Paris alongside his friend, the sculptor Antoine-Louis Barye. These studies of lions capture the powerful anatomy and coiled energy of the animals in quick, confident strokes, part of a larger body of work that fed into his famous scenes of lion hunts and animal combat. The drawings reveal the Romantic era's fascination with the untamed and exotic, filtered through Delacroix's exceptional command of line and movement.
Jacquard-woven both sides in soft, durable yarn; insert included.
