Curatorial Narrative In the mid-nineteenth century, Eugne Delacroix’s oeuvre stands at the cusp of Romanticism’s final gasp, as he grapples with the Modern era’s visual vocabulary. Lion Attacking a Horse with Rider (Sketch for The Tiger Hunt) exemplifies this transitional phase, as Delacroix’s brushwork assumes a fine, almost lace-like quality, characteristic of his later work. The ochre and gray palette, tempered by judiciously applied gold accents, imbues the composition with an atmospheric weight that is both somber and intense.When enlarged to 44×47 inches, this print assumes a commanding presence within a luxury interior environment. The chromatic structure, initially dominated by the rich, earthen tones of ochre and gray, begins to yield to the golden accents, which now radiate like sparks in the diminished spatial depth. The compositional structure, initially fragmented and dynamic, coalesces into a unified whole, its rhythmi