1783
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Colonel St. Leger is a 1783 ink by Gainsborough Dupont, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a man in a military uniform, standing next to a horse. The man has curly hair and is wearing a dark jacket with gold buttons and a white sash. He is holding a sword in his right hand and has his left hand resting on the horse's back. The horse is dark brown with a white mane and is wearing a bridle and saddle. The background is a landscape with trees and bushes. The man's uniform and the horse's tack suggest that he is a military officer. The painting is done in a realistic style, with attention to detail in the man's clothing and the horse's equipment. This painting is a good example of the work of artist Dupont, Gainsborough.
Gainsborough Dupont (20 December 1754 – 20 January 1797) was a British artist, the nephew and pupil of Thomas Gainsborough, R.A.
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