Tiger Lying at the Entrance of its Lair

ca. 1828–30

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching, drypoint, roulette; between fourth, fifth and sixth states
Dimensions: Image: 5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm) Plate: 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (14.9 x 9.6 cm) Sheet: 9 1/16 x 8 1/4 in. (23 x 20.9 cm)
Collection no.: 27.10.7
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Eugène Delacroix. Tiger Lying at the Entrance of its Lair. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Tiger Lying at the Entrance of its Lair — Eugène Delacroix. ca. 1828–30.

Medium: Etching, drypoint, roulette; between fourth, fifth and sixth states. Dimensions: Image: 5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm) Plate: 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (14.9 x 9.6 cm) Sheet: 9 1/16 x 8 1/4 in. (23 x 20.9 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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