A Team of Percheron Horses
1870
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1870
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This painting shows four huge Percheron horses pulling a cart in a muddy Paris street. Heavy rain makes their coats gleam. The driver walks beside them, coat pulled high. Régamey loved horses and painted them often. He used quick brushstrokes to catch the movement and shine of wet fur. This was new for the time—most artists painted still, dry scenes. Look up a watercolor by his brother, Frédéric Régamey.
