G8978: Old Horse at the Door of a Tavern

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G8978

People

Théodore Géricault, French (Rouen 1791 - 1824 Paris)
Joseph Simon Volmar, French (1796 - 1865)
Printed by François de Villain, French (active 1820 - 1840)
Published by Gihaut Frères, French (1815 - 1871)

Title

Old Horse at the Door of a Tavern

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Vieux cheval à la porte d'une auberge
Series/Book Title: Études de Chevaux

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1822

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/275250

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Lithograph on off-white wove paper

Technique

Lithograph

Dimensions

image: 25.5 × 38.5 cm (10 1/16 × 15 3/16 in.)
sheet: 38.3 × 51 cm (15 1/16 × 20 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: lower left, in stone: Géricault del.
• inscription: lower right, in stone: Lith de Villain
• inscription: lower right, graphite: [illegible text] / TXX
• inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: vix
• inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: [illegible text]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[R. G. Michel], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1976

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

i/ii

Standard Reference Number

Delteil 82; Clément 76; Brugerolles E.73

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund

Object Number

G8978

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

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

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