Detail of Horse's Head, Enlarged to Triple Size, Norman Royal Guard, No. 3
c. 1818
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.8 × 14.6 cm (9 13/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 42.3 × 29.7 cm (16 11/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
40048
Art Historical Context
Carle Vernet, a masterful French artist renowned for his dynamic depictions of horses and military scenes, created this striking lithograph around 1818. Titled *Detail of Horse's Head Enlarged to Triple Size Norman Royal Guard, No 3*, it zooms in dramatically on the noble head of a steed from the Norman Royal Guard series, capturing its alert expression, flowing mane, and muscular form in fine black ink on ivory wove paper. Measuring just 24.8 × 14.6 cm for the image, this print exemplifies early lithography—a revolutionary technique invented two decades earlier that allowed artists like Verne...
About the Artist
Carle Vernet · 1758–1836
Comment on works: Horses; Landscapes; History; Battles