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Various Caprices: The Cavalier Mounting his Horse

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing on off-white paper of a man getting on a horse. The man has wavy hair and wears a vest, shirt, and pants. He holds a whip in one hand and grasps the horse's mane with the other. A dog sniffs a block in front of the horse. A boy stands behind them. The man and boy both face left. The horse faces left and its front right leg is raised. The background includes another figure on the right and a fence or wall across the middle.

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750 × 737 px
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