1849
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Arab Horseman at the Gallop is a 1849 graphite by Eugène Delacroix, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a rider on a galloping horse, both caught in mid-motion. The horse’s muscles tense as it stretches forward, its wings flaring out behind. The rider leans low, gripping the reins tightly, with a flowing cloak billowing back. The drawing is loose and quick, with rough lines that suggest speed over detail. The background is just a few wavy strokes—no landscape, just movement. Check out Romanticism for more art that favors drama and emotion.
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -KRWAH; French: ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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