Cheval de la plaine de Caen

1822

Théodore Gericault

Associated Names
Théodore Gericault

Artist, French, 1791 - 1824

The image shows an engraved depiction of a horse in profile view, standing with its head turned slightly to the left. A person is engaging with another individual. The horse is covered with a striped blanket. Two men are talking near an archway, dressed in period attire. One man wears a brimmed hat. In the background, two more figures are partially visible near an arch structure. The scene is set inside a stone-walled space, possibly a stable or courtyard, with shadows and textured surfaces adding depth to the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David E. Rust

  • Dimensions

    image: 19 x 22.7 cm (7 1/2 x 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 28 x 35.7 cm (11 x 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.118.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 52, State iv/v

  • 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: Cheval [missing] la plaine de Caen; lower right in stone: Lith de G Engelmann; upper right in stone: No. 7; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 4/5 LD 52

Wikidata ID

Q75422161

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