General
General
Object Auto ID
57305
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_78986
Common Name
Study of Lion with Serpent
Classified Name
Drawing (Ink)
Drawing
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Ink drawing of a male lion playing with a snake, i.e. it has its left paw extended and holding the snake at a distance on the ground. Paper is yellow due to varnish. Delacroix inspired by the exotic animals seen on trip to North Africa. 

Provenance

Purchased in Paris, 1912, presented to JAG by Sir Sigismund Neumann in 1912 but stored at Tate, arrived in SA in 1916

Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Paper
Technique Types
Drawing
Colours
black/brown ink
varnished paper is yellowed
Inscriptions
unsigned
Measurement Type Unit Value
Width
cm
13.20
Height
cm
24.70
Dimension Comments
24,7 x 13,2 cm
History
Object Age
1832
Object Age Comment
possibly 1832, during or after his travels to North Africa
Maker
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix
Production Place
Possibly North Africa
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
Media
Delacroix Serpent AF.pdf (221.13 KB)
JAG107 Delacroix Serpent CC.pdf (51.6 KB)
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