Two Dapple-Gray Horses Exercising (Deux chevaux gris pommele que l'on promene)

1822

Théodore Gericault and Léon Cogniet

Associated Names
Léon Cogniet

Artist, French, 1794 - 1880

Théodore Gericault

Artist, French, 1791 - 1824

The image shows a man sitting upright on a horse, with another horse beside him. The man has short, light-colored hair and is wearing a cap, a red jacket, white riding pants, and black boots. Both horses are fitted with a yellow and white checked textile covering. The background consists of a muted blue and beige sky, with the ground depicted in earthy tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.62

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 83, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Great Horses (Grands chevaux) [Del. 80-92]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1959

  • The Great Century: France 1800-1900, The University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, IN, 1959.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65084194

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