1891
oil
panel
From the collection of Tretyakov Gallery
Mounted Warrior in Jaipur is a 1891 oil by Vasily Vereshchagin, a Impressionism work, held at Tretyakov Gallery.
This painting depicts a man riding a horse, facing away from the viewer. He wears a green tunic with gold accents and a red turban, and carries a large shield on his back. The horse is brown with a gold blanket and a blue tail. The man and horse are set against a backdrop of a pink wall, with a few people visible in the distance. The sky above is blue. To learn more about the artist's use of color and composition, look up the technique of glazing.
Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Вереща́гин; 26 October 1842 – 13 April 1904) was a Russian painter, war artist, and traveller.
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