25. Théodore Géricault
(1791-1824)

Cheval Anglais

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Géricault, Cheval Anglais

Cheval Anglais

Lithograph, 1822, from Douze Études de Chevaux Lithographiés, 187 x 222 mm., Delteil 54 ii/iv ; ex collection : Lang Verly (not in Lugt). Very fine impression on white wove paper with good margins. To say that Géricault was fascinated by horses is merely to state the obvious. He learned something about English sporting art from Carle Vernet, but escaped those strictures by studying the horses themselves in the stables of Versailles and elsewhere. There was much else for which Géricault became famous in his short life, but his paintings, drawings and lithographs of horses continue to impress and are a model to study for any artist who would essay the subject.