Cheval de Carrosse monté par un palfrenier

About the Artwork

Title Cheval de Carrosse monté par un palfrenier

Artwork Date 1820

Artist Théodore Géricault

Life Dates 1791-1824

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. French

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Pen and ink lithograph printed in black ink on cream wove paper

Dimensions Image: 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 inches (19.7 × 29.2 cm) Sheet (irreg): 11 5/8 × 15 1/4 inches (29.5 × 38.7 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Museum Purchase, with funds from John S. Newberry Fund, Nancy Sojka, Graphic Arts Council, Andrew L. and Gayle Shaw Camden, Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Evans, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Peck, Marilyn Symmes, Mr. James E. Beall and Dr. Eugenie M. Beall, Francesca Consagra, Carol S. Dean, G.W. Einstein Company, Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Oscar H. Feldman, Susanne Hilberry Gallery, Lemberg Gallery, Iva Lisikewycz, Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Miller, Mary Elizabeth Murray, Dorothy Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Proffitt, Ruth F. Rattner, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rauhauser, Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz, Mrs. Newton R. Sobel, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Sojka, James W. Tottis, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Uzendowski, Michelle Andonian, Thomas P. Bruhn, Reverend and Mrs. Robert Hart, Norman I. Brock, Dr. Jane Glaubinger, Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Goldstein, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Granger, Irene S. Jones, John and Bonita Fike, Marilyn P. Sicklesteel and David A. Szymborski, Edwin Sojka Jr., Betty L. Stremich, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Walle, Patricia J. Whitesides, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Abel, Lynne Avadenka, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Barr, Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Baskin, Michael Crane, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Evelev, Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Fietz, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Fink, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Millman, Dennis Nawrocki, Judith A. Ruskin, Eleanor R. Stepanik, Lois Stulberg, Richard Villwock, and Pamela L. Watson-Palace in memory of Christine Swenson

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2005.42

Copyright This work is in the public domain.