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Monochrome drawing of a lion resting beside a snake, with foliage and a distant plain behind it.

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Lion and Snake

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Eugène Delacroix · French, 1798-1863

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A lion lies on the ground in a wash-and-pencil drawing, its head turned toward the viewer while a small snake slithers near its paw. Dense foliage and a distant open landscape frame the scene. The work is signed and dated by Eugène Delacroix in 1846.

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