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The image depicts the back view of a person riding a horse. Both the rider and the horse are fully visible. The rider is upright on the horse, facing away from the viewer. The person's facial features are not visible. The rider has short hair and is wearing a fitted jacket with a strap across their back. The horse is stepping forward, displaying its robust physique and tail. In the background, there are trees to the left and an open landscape with distant fields or plains.
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The image depicts the back view of a person riding a horse. Both the rider and the horse are fully visible. The rider is upright on the horse, facing away from the viewer. The person's facial features are not visible. The rider has short hair and is wearing a fitted jacket with a strap across their back. The horse is stepping forward, displaying its robust physique and tail. In the background, there are trees to the left and an open landscape with distant fields or plains.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Artillery Soldier on Horseback (Soldato di artiglieria a cavallo)

Giovanni Fattori

Date
1888/1890
Medium
etching in black on wove paper (artist's proof)
Dimensions
plate: 17.6 × 8.2 cm (6 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.) sheet: 39.6 × 28 cm (15 9/16 × 11 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2017.38.6
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • military
Inscription

recto: in plate, at lower right in image: Gio / Fattori; verso: none

Marks

none

Watermarks

none

NGA object ID 209758. 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.