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Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child

ca. 1819–20
Not on view
The subject of this portrait is the nephew of Gericault’s friend the painter Pierre-Joseph Dedreux-Dorcy. This canvas is one of a small group of drawings and paintings (in various collections) that depict the eight- or nine-year-old Alfred and his younger sister, Elisabeth, with remarkable self-possession and grace for their age. Alfred became a painter and, like Gericault, was enamored of horses. Eugène Delacroix, who had studied with Gericault, later owned this painting.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child
  • Artist: Théodore Gericault (French, Rouen 1791–1824 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1819–20
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 38.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Fund, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.17
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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