Liggende tijger een stuk vlees verscheurend 1800 - 1900

This is an anonymous sketch of a tiger devouring a piece of meat. The big cat is lying down, its full belly pressed to the earth. As an image created without attribution, this drawing opens up questions about the role of anonymity and the absence of a known identity in shaping our understanding of art. In the context of colonial encounters and natural history studies, images of animals like this tiger often served as a form of documentation and control. The tiger, frequently a symbol of the exotic "other," becomes a subject under observation. Consider the power dynamics inherent in the act of depicting a wild animal in this manner. Does the artist capture the tiger's raw power, or does the act of sketching it tame and objectify it? The image is not only about the tiger itself, but also about the complex relationship between humans and the natural world.