Man on a Horse [verso]

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Associated Names
Jean Honoré Fragonard

Artist, French, 1732 - 1806

The image is a sketch showing a person sitting on a horse. The person is drawn from head to mid-torso, including parts of the horse's outline. The individual is wearing a tricorn hat, with flowing hair and lightly sketched facial features. The person is wearing a coat and holding a long object in their right hand while the left hand is raised. The background is a blank canvas with slight texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edith G. Rosenwald

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 39.4 x 25 cm (15 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1978.10.5.b

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of equestrian figures amidst swirling clouds and dynamic lines. The scene is monochromatic with flowing lines and shading. The composition features horses rearing and figures in motion within an atmospheric cloudscape. The style resembles Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's dynamic compositions and expressive linework. The drawing conveys energy, movement, and a sense of action or conflict, typical of Tiepolo's work, with subtle shading and line variations adding depth and complexity.

Bradamante Tries to Catch Hold of the Hippogryph [recto]

Jean Honoré Fragonard

1780

Artwork history & notes

Watermarks

Circle with crown (unidentified)

Wikidata ID

Q64581226

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