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This is an image of an eagle attacking a hare. The eagle has its wings partly outstretched, grasping the hare with its talons. The eagle looks fierce and majestic, while the hare is lying beneath it. The fur of the hare is detailed in texture. The background seems to depict a rocky or natural landscape with sketch-like lines. The drawing is done in a monochrome style with cross-hatching used for shading and depth.
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This is an image of an eagle attacking a hare. The eagle has its wings partly outstretched, grasping the hare with its talons. The eagle looks fierce and majestic, while the hare is lying beneath it. The fur of the hare is detailed in texture. The background seems to depict a rocky or natural landscape with sketch-like lines. The drawing is done in a monochrome style with cross-hatching used for shading and depth.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aigle Liant un Lièvre (An Eagle Pouncing on a Hare)

Léon Bonnat

Medium
drypoint in black on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 14 x 18.1 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.) plate: 17.4 x 21.1 cm (6 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.) sheet: 21.2 x 31.2 cm (8 3/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.42.5
Credit line
René Huyghe Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • drypoint
  • bird
  • animal
  • mammal
  • Rabbit
  • Hare
  • Eagle
Provenance

René Huyghe; gift to NGA Photo Archives (transferred to DCG in 1994).

Inscription

lower left in plate: LB; lower left in plate: Léon Bonnat pinx et sculp.; lower right in plate: Gazette des Beaux-Arts; lower center in plate: AIGLE LIANT UN LIEVRE / (Salon des Champs Elysées); lower right in plate: Imp. Ch. Wittmann

NGA object ID 86068. 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.