Rearing Horse and Trainer, drawn on a letter. Verso: Studies of Women and Children
after 1810
Medium
Brush and brown wash over pen and ink manuscript
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/16 x 14 13/16 in. (23 x 37.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mary Cushing Fosbugh, 1978
Accession Number
1979.135.13
Tags
Art Historical Context
William Etty's *Rearing Horse and Trainer drawn on a letter. Verso: Studies of Women Children* captures the artist's dynamic skill in a remarkably economical format. Created after 1810, this showcases Etty (1787–1849), a prominent British painter celebrated for his muscular figures and classical influences drawn from Renaissance masters like Michelangelo. Here, the recto features a spirited rearing horse guided by its trainer, evoking the raw energy and anatomical precision typical of Etty's early studies, while the verso reveals tender sketches of women and children, highlighting his versatil...
About the Artist
William Etty · 1787–1849
Painter mostly known for his life studies. He is particularly admired for the way he painted glowing and voluptuous flesh. He also did paintings of mythological and historical subjects. He trained at the Royal Academy schools and with Thomas Lawrence. British painter, York, England. Comment on works: Genre; Portraits; Mythology