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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M15609
People
Théodore Géricault, French (Rouen 1791 - 1824 Paris)
Printed by Gottfried Engelmann, German (Mulhouse, France 1788-1839 Mulhouse, France)
Published by Gihaut Frères, French (active 1815 - 1871)
Title
Auvergne Horses
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Chevaux d' Auvergne
Series/Book Title: Etudes de chevaux lithographiés d’après nature
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1822
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/265609

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lithograph on chine collé
Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
chine collé: 21.4 × 25.8 cm (8 7/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
sheet: 26.9 × 36.2 cm (10 9/16 × 14 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, in stone: Géricault.
  • inscription: lower center, in stone: Chevaux d'Auvergne.
  • inscription: lower right, in stone: Lith. de G: Engelmann.
  • inscription: upper right, graphite, erased: 5D 3 / 3
  • inscription: lower left, graphite, erased: [illegible text] C [illegible text] inv 50

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/iv
Standard Reference Number
Delteil 48; Clément 49

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Deknatel Purchase Fund
Object Number
M15609
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Henri Zerner, "Théodore Géricault: Artist of Man and Beast", Apollo (June 1978), vol. CVII, no. 196, pp. 480-486, p. 485, repr. as fig. 6

Exhibition History

  • Romantic Prints: David to Courbet, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 03/01/1980 - 04/30/1980
  • The Age of Romanticism, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 03/15/1986 - 05/18/1986

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