1822
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Cheval de la plaine de Caen is a 1822 ink by Théodore Géricault, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a strong black horse standing still in a dim room. Its coat is dark, and a striped blanket covers its back. A person on the right holds a round object, maybe a carrot or apple, and another person leans against the wall in the background. The horse’s calm stance and the simple setting focus on its muscles and shape. The artist used a quick, sketchy style to show the horse’s power. Look up lithography to see how this print was made.
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (French: ; 26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was a French painter and lithographer.
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