1831
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Young Tiger Playing with its Mother (Jeune tigre jouant avec sa mère) is a 1831 ink by Eugène Delacroix, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows two tigers in a dim, shadowy forest. The mother tiger lies stretched out on the ground, her head turned to the side. A cub sits beside her, playfully pawing at her face. The trees and rocks around them are sketched in rough, dark lines, giving the scene a wild, untamed feel. The artist focused on the bond between the animals, making the cub’s movement look lively while the mother stays calm. This was made as a lithograph, which means it was printed from a stone rather than painted directly. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -KRWAH; French: ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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