Race of the Riderless Horses at Rome, Study

Race of the Riderless Horses at Rome, Study

horses; people; crowd; white; red; green

(Original Image) A crowd of people and horses fill most of the composition. Two people each hold back a horse in the center of the composition, at the front of the crowd. A gate on the left side of the composition connects to a building that forms the main background. There is another horse and small group of people in the bottom left corner of the piece.

Théodore Géricault (1791-1824)

Born: September 26, 1791 (Rouen, France)
Died: January 26, 1824 (age 32 years) (Paris, France)

10957, Visual Resources Library, EL

1817

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Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on paper on canvas

19th century