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Three Horses Led by a Groom to be Skinned

Printer François de Villain French
1823
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Three Horses Led by a Groom to be Skinned
  • Series/Portfolio: Etudes de Chevaux
  • Artist: Théodore Géricault (French, Rouen 1791–1824 Paris)
  • Printer: François de Villain (French, active 1819–40)
  • Date: 1823
  • Medium: Lithograph; second state of three
  • Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 in. (26.6 x 35.5 cm)
    plate: 4 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (11.5 x 20 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.528.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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