Aquatint, Lithograph, and the Instant · The Romantic Horse
An Arabian Horse
Théodore Géricault, 1821 · lithograph
What it is
A grey Arabian stands held by a turbaned groom on open ground with palms in the distance, a lithograph by Théodore Géricault dated 1 March 1821.
Why it matters
It belongs to the series Various Subjects Drawn from Life, as the title on the sheet records.
What to notice
The groom’s arm is over the horse’s neck, and the ground around them is drawn so lightly that the horse seems to stand on the page.
The eastern blood, drawn from life.
Provenance
- Maker
- Théodore Géricault, 1821
- Era
- The Georgian Turf (1750–1837)
- Chapter
- The String at Full Stretch
- Medium
- lithograph
- Made
- 1821
- Source
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · via Wikimedia Commons · RP-P-1969-122
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Wikimedia Commons licence tag, read 2026-11-01: CC-zero. The maker died in 1824.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
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