Past Exhibition

Prints and Drawings from the Rosenwald Collection

This is a drawing of horses exercising with a rider. Two horses adorned with checkered blankets are guided by a rider. They are trotting in a space with brick walls in the background and a flat surface underfoot. The shading and texture add realism to the scene. The lines suggest movement and vitality. The rider is depicted in horse riding attire.
Théodore Gericault, Horses Exercising, 1821, lithograph, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.9079

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    Ground Floor, Central Gallery
This is a drawing of horses exercising with a rider. Two horses adorned with checkered blankets are guided by a rider. They are trotting in a space with brick walls in the background and a flat surface underfoot. The shading and texture add realism to the scene. The lines suggest movement and vitality. The rider is depicted in horse riding attire.
Théodore Gericault, Horses Exercising, 1821, lithograph, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.9079

Overview: This was the first general exhibition of a representative cross section from the Lessing J. Rosenwald collection. More than 6,500 prints and drawings had been given to the Gallery in March 1943. The selection included works from the 15th to the mid-20th century.

Catalog: Selections from the Rosenwald Collection, by Elizabeth Mongan. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1943.

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