Cheveaux des Ardennes

1822

Théodore Gericault

Associated Names
Théodore Gericault

Artist, French, 1791 - 1824

The image shows a man in military attire seated on a horse harnessed to a two-wheeled cart. The man is upright with a serious expression, wearing a military hat and a decorated coat. The cart is simple, and the horses are adorned with harnesses. The background is minimal, with the words "Chevaux Ardennois" inscribed below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David E. Rust

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.7 x 22.7 cm (6 3/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 26.7 x 33.3 cm (10 1/2 x 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.118.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 51, State iii/iv

  • Series Title

    Études de chevaux lithographiés [Delteil 46-57]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David E. Rust, Washington, D. C.; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: Géricault; lower center in stone: Cheveaux Ardennés.; lower right in stone: Lith: de G: Engelmann.; upper right in stone: No. 6

Wikidata ID

Q75422154

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