A Dragoon on Horseback

c.1730

Charles Parrocel

Associated Names
Charles Parrocel

Artist, French, 1688 - 1752

The image shows a full-body view of a person on horseback. The person is seated sideways on the rearing horse, positioned in profile view, with one arm raised and pointing. The person has facial features and is wearing a fur hat, a long coat, knee-high boots, and a crossbelt with a sword attached. Next to them are long, strap-like objects. The horse is captured in movement, with its front legs rearing up and its mane flowing backward. The background consists of swirling lines and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katherine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.2 x 16.2 cm (8 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 32 x 22.2 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.75.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert Dumesnil, no. 32

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Arsène Bonafous-Murat, Paris); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: no. 32

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: RD 32

Wikidata ID

Q76552837

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