Tiger attacking a horseman; the animal leaps, claws and teeth tearing the rear of the horse, which tries to retaliates by biting the tiger's shoulder while its rider brandishes a spear; on the back of the print is a music-cover to 'les trois souhaits' (lyrics by morizot and music by torchet) depicting three female figures within a vine border
lithograph. Date: 1830 (c.; tiger attack). Dimensions: Height: 180 mm (music-cover; image only); Height: 200 mm (tiger attack; image); Width: 235 mm; Width: 250 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Attaque du tigre (BM 2011,7059.1 1)
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