Object number2023.29

Cheval Arabe

Portfolio/Seriesfrom Études de Chevaux Lithographiés [Series of Lithographed Horses]

Date1822

Artist Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824)

Printer Godefroy Engelmann (French, 1788 - 1839)

Publisher Gihaut Frères (French, 1815 - 1871)

CultureFrench

MediumLithograph

DimensionsImage: 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in. (20.5 x 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/16 x 15 3/4 in. (28.4 x 40 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mitchell Merling, class of 1982

On View

Not on view

Period19th c

Classification(s)

InscribedPrinted lower left: Géricault; lower center: Cheval Arabe.; lower right: Lith. de G: Engelmann.

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in (what is now) purple ink: FORMERLY THE / PROPERTY OF / DANIEL HUNTINGTON N.A.

Catalogue raisonnéDelteil 1924, no. 56.iiBibliographyDelteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.ProvenanceCollection of Daniel Huntington, N. A.
Lewis & Grant Auctions, Newport, KY, Historical Books, Prints & Old World Maps Auction, May 12, 2023, lot 199;
Purchased by Mitchell Merling
DescriptionDepiction of an Arabian horse from the side as it stands in front of a tent on its left and an embellished saddle sits in front. A man slightly shadowed within the tent wearing a head covering leans onto his elbow. Palm trees are visible in the background as well as mounted figures.

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