The Queen

Constantin Guys

Associated Names
Constantin Guys

Artist, French, 1805 - 1892

This is a drawing featuring horses and tents. The composition includes a collection of tents with pointed roofs in the background. In the center, a horse is displayed with an ornate saddle blanket. The horse is alongside a group of people, some in military attire with plumed hats. To the left, two figures in long gowns are walking near the tents. The sky has light clouds, suggesting an overcast day or early morning. The drawing captures a scene involving equestrians.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Félix Tournachon, called Nadar (1820-1910; Lugt 1929), Paris; Otto Gerstenberg [1848-1935], Berlin; (The Lefèvre Gallery, London); purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift to NGA, 1995.

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Exhibition History

1963

  • XIX and XX Century French Painting and Drawings. Lefèvre Gallery, Paris, 1963, no. 34 (repr.).

Bibliography

1909

  • Grappe, Georges. Constantin Guys. Berlin, 1909: facing p. 27.

1930

  • Holme, C. Geoffrey. The Painter of Victorian Life: A Study of Constantin Guys with an introduction and a translation of Baudelaire's Peintre de la Vie Moderne. London, 1930: 114.

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso in graphite: 140 / S. morrge / 31 x 40

Wikidata ID

Q64540361

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