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British Horse and Jockey

Louis-Pierre-Marie Courtin after Théodore Gericault

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a person sitting on a horse. The person is turned slightly to their left side, hand resting on the horse. The person's face is obscured by a helmet shadow. They wear typical equestrian attire. The horse has a decorative cloth on its saddle. The background is a minimalist landscape with a cloudy sky.

Artwork Details

Date
1822
Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
3999 × 3409 px
Public Domain
Yes
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