A Lion, Full Face, August 30, 1841

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
Date: 1841
Medium: Graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 4 5/8 x 7 3/16 in. (11.7 x 18.3 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift from the Karen B. Cohen Collection of Eugène Delacroix, in honor of Philippe de Montebello, 2013
Accession no.: 2013.1135.27

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