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Collision of Moorish Horsemen

After Eugène Delacroix French
Etched by Célestin Nanteuil French
1834
Not on view
Delacroix's etching and his painting of this subject (which was rejected for the Salon of 1834) are based on an incident the artist witnessed near Tangier in 1832 and described as follows: "During [the Arabs'] military exercises, which consist of riding their horses at full speed and stopping them suddenly after firing a shot, it often happens that the horses carry away their riders and fight each other when they collide."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Collision of Moorish Horsemen
  • Artist: After Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
  • Artist: Etched by Célestin Nanteuil (French (born Italy), Rome 1813–1873 Bourron-Marlotte)
  • Date: 1834
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (27 x 19.4 cm)
    Plate: 10 5/16 × 7 1/4 in. (26.2 × 18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.7.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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