A Carriage and Three Riders
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Accession Number
1938-57-117
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**A Carriage and Three Riders *Constantin Guys (French, 1802–1892), ca. 1858 Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Ersk Hewitt Step into the lively streets of mid-19th-century Paris with Constantin Guys' *A Carriage and Three*. Created around 1858, this work captures the dynamic energy of Second Empire France, a time when Baron Haussmann's urban renovations transformed the city into a hub of modernity, fashion, and bustling traffic. Guys, celebrated by poet Charles Baudelaire as the "painter of modern life," specialized in spontaneous sketches of everyday scenes—horses, carriages,...