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A French Hussar Leading a Horse

Jean-Baptiste-Edouard Detaille

Associated Names

Jean-Baptiste Edouard Detaille

Artist, French, 1848 - 1912

The image shows a man standing next to a horse. The man wears military attire with a sash, buttons, and a feathered hat. He has a mustache, boots, gloves, and a saber. He appears focused. The horse has decorative bridles. Trees are sketched in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Dimensions

overall: 21.8 x 16.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2004.166.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Trapp, Frank Anderson

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: EDetaille

Wikidata ID

Q64581192

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