▁time : ▁" Men ▁are ▁t ig ers ▁and ▁wol ves ▁driven ▁to ▁destroy ▁one ▁another ". ▁His ▁friend ▁Thé oph ile ▁G aut ier ▁saw ▁a ▁res embl ance ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁manner ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁these ▁great ▁c ats ▁that ▁he ▁painted , ▁writing : ▁" H is ▁ta wn y ▁eyes , ▁with ▁their ▁f eline ▁expression , ▁his ▁sl ender ▁lips ▁stretch ed ▁tight ▁over ▁magnific ent ▁teeth , ▁his ▁firm ▁j aw ▁line ▁emphas ised ▁by ▁strong ▁che ek b ones ... ▁gave ▁his ▁features ▁an ▁un t amed , ▁a ▁strange , ▁ex otic , ▁almost ▁alarm ing ▁beauty ." ▁ ▁In ▁French , ▁the ▁picture ▁is ▁called ▁Je une ▁t ig re ▁jou ant ▁avec ▁sa ▁mère . ▁Its ▁fier ce ▁but ▁also ▁div in ely ▁animals ▁represents ▁the ▁" del ight ▁in ▁wild ness " ▁that ▁Rom antic ▁artists ▁like ▁Del ac ro ix ▁was ▁fasc in ated ▁with . ▁( H is ▁interest ▁in ▁wild life ▁reaches ▁its ▁peak ▁with ▁O vid ▁among ▁the ▁S cy th ians ▁( 1 8 5 9 ) ▁— ▁where ▁there ' s ▁no ▁f eline , ▁but ▁bar b ari ans ▁people .) ▁The ▁painting ▁of ▁the ▁mother ▁and ▁son ▁t ig ers ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁history ▁to ▁painter ' s ▁works ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁time , ▁as ▁Lee ▁Johnson ▁wrote ▁about ▁it : ▁ ▁Other ▁paint ings ▁with ▁similar ▁theme ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁A ▁Young ▁T iger ▁Play ing ▁with ▁its ▁Mother ▁–