Conformation and the Parade Ring · At the Rail
Black Horse Tethered in a Stable
Théodore Géricault, 1822 · lithograph
What it is
A black horse in a checked rug lifts a foreleg in its stall, tethered and restless, in Théodore Géricault’s lithograph of 1822.
Why it matters
Géricault, one of the pioneers of French Romantic painting, died in 1824 at 32.
What to notice
The stall’s pale walls throw the black coat forward, and the raised hoof gives the still horse its energy.
Restless at the rope.
Provenance
- Maker
- Théodore Géricault, 1822
- Era
- The Georgian Turf (1750–1837)
- Chapter
- The Yard Wakes
- Medium
- lithograph
- Made
- 1822
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · via Wikimedia Commons · 20.17.8
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
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More from the Stable Wall
Elsewhere in the family
- The Links — the other morning religion.
- Painted Lineage — the bloodline, beside the family line.
- Painted Earth — home ground as a period map.