Carriage with Driver and Groom: Spring

Constantin Guys

Associated Names
Constantin Guys

Artist, French, 1805 - 1892

This is a painting of a horse-drawn carriage. It depicts two horses hitched to a carriage using watercolor and ink in light blues and earthy tones. The carriage is blue, with a coachman wearing a traditional uniform and a top hat sitting atop it. Another figure, similarly dressed, stands beside the carriage. The horses have noticeable musculature and realistic details. Soft shadows are cast on the ground beneath them, and the background suggests an open, light atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and watercolor

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.4 x 25.5 cm (7 5/8 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.154

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Carroll Carstairs); acquired 1947 by Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969]; bequest to National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64540355

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