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Trooper of the Plains

Frederic Remington

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark metal sculpture on a stone base depicting a man on horseback. The man wears a uniform and a rounded hat. The horse rears up on its hind legs, front legs bent and hooves off the ground. The horse's head is turned to the left. The man's body faces right. He holds the reins in both hands. A long gun hangs from his shoulder. The sculpture sits on an oval stone base.

Artwork details

Date:
1908, cast before 1939
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
523 × 625 px
Museum record:
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