M20126: Negro Mounted Upon a Rearing Horse

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M20126

People

Frederick Tayler, British (Hertfordshire, England 1804 - 1889)
After Théodore Géricault, French (Rouen 1791 - 1824 Paris)
Printed by François de Villain, French (active 1820 - 1840)
Previously attributed to ? Jayler (19th century)

Title

Negro Mounted Upon a Rearing Horse

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Negre Monte sur un Cheval qui se Cabre

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1825

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/251121

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Lithograph

Dimensions

image: 20.4 × 26.2 cm (8 1/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
sheet: 25.6 × 34.9 cm (10 1/16 × 13 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: lower left, in stone: Jayler, d'après Géricault.
• inscription: lower right, in stone: Lith. de Villain.
• inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: [illegible marks]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Galerie Paul Prouté, Paris], sold; to Fogg Art Museum

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

only state

Standard Reference Number

IFF after 1800, Vol. XI, p. 280; Clément 475

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, George R. Nutter Fund

Object Number

M20126

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• M. J. Andersen, "'Mutiny: Works by Géricault' Review: Equine Passions and Anxieties", The Wall Street Journal (September 10, 2018)

Exhibition History

• Mutiny: Works by Géricault, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/01/2018 - 01/06/2019

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