Horseman

1861

Frédéric Auguste La Guillermie, after Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier

Associated Names
Frédéric Auguste La Guillermie

Artist, French, 1841 - 1934

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier

Artist After, French, 1815 - 1891

The image shows a person seated on a horse. The figure is in profile, facing left. The person wears military attire and a helmet, holding the reins of the fully saddled horse. The background is featureless, emphasizing the equestrian subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.1 × 14.1 cm (7 15/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.1 × 22.7 cm (12 1/4 × 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.255

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower right: E M [Meissonier's monogram] / 1861; verso: at botton center in graphite in later hand: 52.61

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65223902

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