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In the image, a horseman is in conflict with a tiger. The tiger is attacking the horse and rider, with the horse appearing startled and the rider wielding a spear. The scene is depicted in black and white with dynamic lines and shading, emphasizing the intense and dramatic nature of the encounter.
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In the image, a horseman is in conflict with a tiger. The tiger is attacking the horse and rider, with the horse appearing startled and the rider wielding a spear. The scene is depicted in black and white with dynamic lines and shading, emphasizing the intense and dramatic nature of the encounter.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Attaque du tigre

Louis-Candide Boulanger

Medium
lithograph on chine collé
Dimensions
image: 19.9 x 25.4 cm (7 13/16 x 10 in.) sheet: 30 x 44.8 cm (11 13/16 x 17 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1999.111.7
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • mammal
  • animal
  • lithograph
  • Tiger
Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Pittsburgh; gift to NGA, 1999.

Inscription

upper left above image: Souvenirs d'Artistes; upper right above image: 404; lower left below image: LBoulanger; lower right below image: Imp. Bertauts, Paris; lower center below image: ATTAQUE DU TIGRE; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 289C (partly erased)

NGA object ID 111400. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.