attributed to Joseph François Parrocel (1704-1781) - The attack of the tigers

French school of the second half of the 18th century attributed to Joseph François Parrocel (1704; 1781) The attack of the tiger

Canvas mounted on hard cardboard 62 cm by 40 cm
Frame 76 cm by 54 cm
Inscription on the back: Raden Saleh

This very beautiful painting takes up the theme of the attack of wild animals here on Turkish riders. Since Rubens in the 17th century many painters have represented lions or tigers in these scenes. The genre even experienced a resurgence in popularity with orientalists such as Eugène Delacroix, all his students and many other painters.

Joseph François Parrocel (1704; 1781)

He was a pupil of his father, Pierre Parrocel. Approved at the Academy in 1753, he appeared in the salons from 1755 to 1781 with historical subjects. He is one of the members of a dynasty of French painters from the 17th century (Barthélémy Parrocel 1595; 1660) to the 19th century (Etienne Antoine Parrocel (1817; 1896). He is a painter of history, battles, subjects mythological...in line with the dynasty.It can be found in many museums such as Avignon, Versailles, Dublin...