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Vieux cheval à la porte d'une auberge: P.263-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Vieux cheval à la porte d'une auberge
Etudes de Chevaux par Géricault

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Géricault, Jean Louis André Théodore
Printmaker: Volmar, Joseph Simon
Printer: Villain, Jean-François
Publisher: Gihaut, Jean François

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

1820s
Production date: AD 1822

Note

First state

From the series Etudes de Chevaux par Géricault, Paris, Gihaut, 1822

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 255 mm Width 384 mm
Sheet Height 349 mm Width 466 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Géricault del.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Lith. de Villain
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.263-1991
Primary reference Number: 2195
Delteil: 82 I/II

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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