Art, literature & history
Lion Devorant un Cheval (Lion Devouring a Horse)
1844
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- lithograph on wove paper
- Dimensions
- image: 17 x 23.6 cm (6 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 27.5 x 36 cm (10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2002.98.16
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Eugène Delacroix. Lion Devorant un Cheval (Lion Devouring a Horse). National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Lion Devorant un Cheval (Lion Devouring a Horse) — Eugène Delacroix. 1844.
Medium: lithograph on wove paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 17 x 23.6 cm (6 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 27.5 x 36 cm (10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2002.98.16. Gift of Jacob Kainen.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.