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Lancier en vedette 1816 or Un Lancier (A Lancer)
Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet (called Horace Vernet) (French, 1789–1863)
1816
Medium/Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.1 × 23.7 cm (11 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Image: 23.4 × 20.5 cm (9 3/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
Image: 23.4 × 20.5 cm (9 3/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number38.629
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Beraldi 28; Sanchez 2, only state
DescriptionA lancer on a horse, with a standard, stands motionless, his back is to the viewer; his shoulders and head are turned slightly to the left so you see his profile
To the right, in the background, is a second lancer on his horse with a standard
To the right, in the background, is a second lancer on his horse with a standard
InscriptionsIn stone, l.l. H. Vernet 1816.; l.r. Lithographé par G. Engelmann
ProvenanceBy 1938 W. G. Russell Allen (1882 - 1955), Boston; 1938 Gift to MFA, Boston (Accession Date: April 14, 1938)