Artillery Soldier on Horseback (Soldato di artiglieria a cavallo)

1888/1890

Giovanni Fattori

Associated Names
Giovanni Fattori

Artist, Italian, 1825 - 1908

The image depicts the back view of a person riding a horse. Both the rider and the horse are fully visible. The rider is upright on the horse, facing away from the viewer. The person's facial features are not visible. The rider has short hair and is wearing a fitted jacket with a strap across their back. The horse is stepping forward, displaying its robust physique and tail. In the background, there are trees to the left and an open landscape with distant fields or plains.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper (artist's proof)

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.6 × 8.2 cm (6 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 39.6 × 28 cm (15 9/16 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.38.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baboni 1983, no. LX, State proof

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1983

  • Baboni, Andrea.Giovanni Fattori: l'opera incisa. 2 vols. Milan, 1983, no. LX, proof.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower right in image: Gio / Fattori; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q77259540

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