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The image shows a man standing next to a horse. The man wears military attire with a sash, buttons, and a feathered hat. He has a mustache, boots, gloves, and a saber. He appears focused. The horse has decorative bridles. Trees are sketched in the background.
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The image shows a man standing next to a horse. The man wears military attire with a sash, buttons, and a feathered hat. He has a mustache, boots, gloves, and a saber. He appears focused. The horse has decorative bridles. Trees are sketched in the background.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A French Hussar Leading a Horse

Jean-Baptiste-Edouard Detaille

Medium
pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.8 x 16.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2004.166.11
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • military
Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Inscription

lower right in brown ink: EDetaille

NGA object ID 130911. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.