A Cossack
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 18.2 × 12.9 cm (7 3/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 26.4 × 21.1 cm (10 7/16 × 8 5/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
39775
Art Historical Context
Step into the spirited world of early 19th-century Europe with *A Cossack* (1805), a striking lithograph by Louis François Lejeune. This French artist and military officer, who served under Napoleon, captured the fierce elegance of a Cossack warrior on ivory wove paper using bold black ink. Measuring just 18.2 × 12.9 cm for the image, the intimate scale draws viewers close to study the subject's dynamic pose and traditional attire, evoking the raw energy of the battlefield. Created during the height of the Napoleonic Wars, the print reflects Lejeune's firsthand experience with cavalry clashes...