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An Arab on Horseback Attacked by a Lion by Eugène Delacroix — VisualArtsDB

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An Arab on Horseback Attacked by a Lion

An Arab on Horseback Attacked by a Lion

An Arab on Horseback Attacked by a Lion

Eugène Delacroix

1849

Medium: Graphite on tracing paper, darkened
Dimensions: actual: 46 x 30.5 cm (18 1/8 x 12 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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