Recto:"Study of A Horse" ("Etude de Cheval") Verso: "Study of Horses" ("Etude de Chevaux") (Primary Title)
Théodore Géricault, French, 1791 - 1824 (Artist)
This drawing of a horse, which appears to be a life study demonstrates the strong influence of the anatomical precision developed by the English artist George Stubbs, whose prints and paintings Géricault copied on numerous occasions. However, this horse also resembles sculptures from antiquity, such as the horses of the Dioscuri on Capitoline Hill and the Horse Tamers on Quirinal Hill, both located in Rome.
Inscribed in graphite on verso, upper right: "29"
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", The National Sporting Library & Museum, May 6 - July 31, 2016
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", University of Richmond, March 3 - April 25, 2016
"From Delacroix to Toulouse Lautrec: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", VMFA, Mellon Galleries, August 23, 1994 to February 12, 1995.
"The French Horse from Géricault to Picasso: Works from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts", University of Richmond, March 3 - April 25, 2016
"From Delacroix to Toulouse Lautrec: French Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon", VMFA, Mellon Galleries, August 23, 1994 to February 12, 1995.
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