Brown patinated statuette of a rider in a robe and cap on a horse holding a spear, with a fallen animal at the base.

African Hunter, mounted rider statuette

A brown patinated statuette shows a mounted rider in a loose robe and close cap, holding a long spear upright as his horse steps forward. At the base, a fallen animal lies on textured ground above a dark oval plinth.

Artist: Pierre-Jules Mêne
Date: 1877
Medium: Wax
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2129 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1877).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Arma Wyler Fund

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