Cuirassiers Charging

1823

Théodore Gericault

Associated Names
Théodore Gericault

Artist, French, 1791 - 1824

This is a drawing depicting a cavalry battle scene. It features cavalry soldiers on horseback engaged in combat, showing a soldier on a dark horse holding a sword and appearing to charge. Additional soldiers, horses, a cannon, and disrupted ground are visible in the background, conveying a sense of a chaotic battlefield. The drawing emphasizes movement and action through detailed depictions of the horses and uniforms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.7 x 33.8 cm (10 1/8 x 13 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 62, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

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 image: Gericault; lower right in image: lith de Villain; by later hand, lower left in graphite: R R 4/72; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 50+ /2e état

Wikidata ID

Q75427883

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