Royal Tiger
Watercolor and graphite • Drawing • 26,8 × 17,8 cm • c1830 • The Morgan Library & Museum
Delacroix sought to capture the essence of the tiger, the way it moved, rather than offer a naturalistic description.
Eugène Delacroix “Royal Tiger”
Marina Kanavaki
Art Towards a Happy Day
April 26, 1798.
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Gorgeous tiger! Looks so cuddly! 🙃🥰❤️❤️🐅
Probably because it’s… (sad to say) dead!!! 🤣😂🤪🙃
It does though!!! 😍
Omg, I didn’t think of that! Awful! Sending hugs, my friend, you’ve brightened this week that has been a little tough. ❤️🤗❤️🤗
At least that tiger was immortalized by a very talented painter! 😉
Wishing you more light and no more “tough” days! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
True, and thanks so much. xoxoxoxo
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If you don’t mind a bit of frivolity (which I think you won’t, given that you’ve already mentioned Pluto the dog), check out this limerick about a tiger:
https://allpoetry.com/Limerick:-There-was-a-Young-Lady-of-Niger
Ah, thank you! I really enjoyed it! …and I’m pretty sure it’s referring to Niger-ia! 😉
I can’t find the painter/printmaker though.
I did a little searching but also didn’t turn up the name of the artist.
As for the country, in addition to Nigeria, Africa also has the less-well-known Niger:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger
…and I was going to correct it. In greek it’s pronounced Nigir.
Love that tiger!
I’ll be back later to go to the link, and reblog on GLAM.
I’m just working on Art Gowns for a bit! The Zombie post is coming along.
I’m thinking of naming the place “Plutoland”.
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Plutoland is perfect! Though my mind always goes to Pluto the dog first!!!! 🤣😂
Can’t wait!!!!
Thank you, my sweet friend!!!
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I love that tiger. I always thought of Delacroix’s paintings as classical with modern sensibilities.
Oh, I agree with you on both, though he’s not exactly one of my favorite painters.