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This is an image showing two horses confronting a lion. One horse shows alarm and movement, while the other horse is in a tense stance. A person is depicted holding a spear and defending against the lion. The horses have dynamic poses with flowing manes, conveying a sense of action. The scene has high contrast and detailed textures, creating a vibrant atmosphere. The artist has depicted the encounter with careful shading and line work, capturing the dramatic moment.
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This is an image showing two horses confronting a lion. One horse shows alarm and movement, while the other horse is in a tense stance. A person is depicted holding a spear and defending against the lion. The horses have dynamic poses with flowing manes, conveying a sense of action. The scene has high contrast and detailed textures, creating a vibrant atmosphere. The artist has depicted the encounter with careful shading and line work, capturing the dramatic moment.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Attaque du lion

Louis-Candide Boulanger

Date
c. 1830
Medium
lithograph on chine collé
Dimensions
image: 19.7 x 23.2 cm (7 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.) sheet: 31.2 x 44.9 cm (12 5/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1999.111.4
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • mammal
  • animal
  • lithograph
  • travel
  • genre
  • Orientalism
Provenance

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

Inscription

upper left above image: Souvenirs d'Artistes; upper right above image: 405; lower left below image: L. Boulanger; lower center below image: ATTAQUE DU LION; lower right below image: Imp Bertauts, r. Cadet, Paris; by later hand, lower left in graphite: B. 23 / Litho; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 2889; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Boulanger / Lithographie originale / 50; by later hand, upper right in graphite: Boulanger

NGA object ID 111404. 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.