Soldier on Horse in Landscape
1840
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1840
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Soldier on Horse in Landscape is a 1840 by Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a lone soldier on horseback standing on a hill. Below him, a winding river cuts through a rocky landscape, with trees lining the banks. The scene is drawn in black ink on light paper, giving it a simple, almost sketchy look. The soldier’s pose is stiff and formal, standing out against the natural, flowing lines of the river and trees. This contrast might hint at the artist’s interest in how humans fit into nature. Next, look up Romanticism to see how artists like Charlet used landscapes to explore big ideas.
