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This is a drawing of draft horses walking under a stone archway. The scene shows a team of horses moving through a tunnel, illuminated by light creating shadows on the cobblestone path beneath them. The horses are depicted in detail, showing their harnesses and muscular build. The archway is composed of roughly-hewn stones. The composition highlights the movement and texture of the horses and the stone structure above them.
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This is a drawing of draft horses walking under a stone archway. The scene shows a team of horses moving through a tunnel, illuminated by light creating shadows on the cobblestone path beneath them. The horses are depicted in detail, showing their harnesses and muscular build. The archway is composed of roughly-hewn stones. The composition highlights the movement and texture of the horses and the stone structure above them.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adelphi Wharf

Théodore Gericault

Date
1821
Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 25.2 x 30.9 cm (9 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.60.20
Credit line
Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • mammal
  • animal
  • lithograph
  • United Kingdom
  • architecture
  • Harbor
  • Horse
  • London
  • Arch
Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Inscription

lower left in stone: Gericault; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Adelphi Wharf

NGA object ID 79170. 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.