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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Adelphi Wharf

Théodore Gericault (French, 1791 - 1824)

1821

Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 25.2 x 30.9 cm (9 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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