Théodore Géricault
Persan tenant un cheval (Persian Holding a Horse) [recto]; A man lying on his back, study for Raft of the Medusa and Study of male head in profile [verso]
![Persan tenant un cheval (Persian Holding a Horse) [recto]; A man lying on his back, study for Raft of the Medusa and Study of male head in profile [verso]](/internal/media/dispatcher/308785/preview)
Artist
Théodore Géricault(French, 1791–1824)French, 1791–1824
CultureFrench
Titles
- Persan tenant un cheval (Persian Holding a Horse) [recto]; A man lying on his back, study for Raft of the Medusa and Study of male head in profile [verso]
Datec. 1817–1822
MediumPen and brown ink with graphite on beige wove paper [recto]; Graphite on beige wove paper [verso]
DimensionsSheet: 6 5/8 × 7 1/8 in. (16.8 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors
Object number2014.753.A,.B
Not on view
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Exhibition History"Vignettes: Masterworks on Paper 1520 to 1870," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14—April 16, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in graphite, lower right edge: par Géricault
Recto: Signed in graphite, lower right edge: par Géricault
Printed label on verso:
• DE BAYSER • / THÉODORE GERICAULT (1791-1824) / PERSAN TENANT UN CHEVAL / BIBLIOGRAPHIE: GERMAIN BAZIN, THÉODORE / GERICAUL, CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ, TOME V, PARIS / 1992, Nø1869 p.293 ILL. / 45.000 £
• DE BAYSER • / THÉODORE GERICAULT (1791-1824) / PERSAN TENANT UN CHEVAL / BIBLIOGRAPHIE: GERMAIN BAZIN, THÉODORE / GERICAUL, CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ, TOME V, PARIS / 1992, Nø1869 p.293 ILL. / 45.000 £
Catalogue raisonnéBazin, V, p 293, cat. 1869, illus.
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