Eugène DelacroixFrankreich, 1798–1863Darf man es sehen?
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Lion Devouring a Rabbit is an oil painting on canvas executed in 1853 by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, now in the Louvre in Paris.
It depicts a lion in a cave or under a rock structure, consuming a captured rabbit.
1851
Election to the Paris City Council
In 1851, when Delacroix's recognition had become indisputable, the artist was elected to the Paris city council.
1855
Retrospective at the Exposition Universelle
As part of the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1855, a solo exhibition of Delacroix's work was organized; the artist was saddened that the public knew him only by his older works.
14. November 1855 · Auszeichnung
Commander of the Legion of Honour