1836
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Attaque du tigre is a 1836 ink by Louis-Candide Boulanger, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man on horseback, fighting a tiger with a spear. The man wears a turban and a white shirt, and the horse is rearing up on its hind legs. The tiger is biting the horse's leg, and the man is leaning forward, trying to stab the tiger with his spear. In the background, there is a dark, shadowy area that suggests a jungle or forest setting. The overall mood of the painting is one of intense action and drama. The artist's use of bold brushstrokes and vivid colors adds to the sense of energy and tension in the scene. If you like this painting, you might also want to check out the work of other Romanticism artists.
Louis Candide Boulanger (1806 – 1867) was a French Romantic painter, pastellist, lithographer and a poet, known for his religious and allegorical subjects, portraits, genre scenes.
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