The English Farrier, 1821
Lithograph in black with gray-green tint stoneexpand_more
Gift of the Francesca S. Winston Fund, 1956expand_more P.12,482
Not on Viewexpand_more
Théodore Géricault made countless drawings, paintings, watercolors, and prints of horses. This image of a farrier at work shoeing horses belongs to a series of lithographs of everyday life. They illustrate the intimate relationship between man and beast—in which human dominance is not a given.
Details
- Title
- The English Farrier
- Artist Life
- 1791 - 1824
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.12,482
- Provenance
- [Henri Petiet, Paris, until 1956; sold August 1, for $350, to Mia]
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Delteil 39 os; Beraldi 34; Rouen, Géricault Complete Prints Exh. 34 os
- Curator Approved
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