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Black and white lithograph of two lancers on horseback driving white oxen over rocky ground, with a crouching figure at lower left.

Butchers of Rome

A lithograph in black on cream paper shows two mounted riders with lances driving a herd of white oxen across a rocky ground. The rider in front wears a broad-brimmed hat, while a second rider follows at right, and a small figure crouches at lower left.

Artist
Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault
Date
1817
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1282 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1817).
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, John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection

Español: Carniceros de Roma, litografía de Géricault

Una litografía en tinta negra sobre papel crema muestra a dos jinetes con lanzas arreando una manada de bueyes blancos por un terreno rocoso. El jinete delantero lleva un sombrero de ala ancha, y un segundo jinete aparece a la derecha, mientras una pequeña figura se agacha en la esquina inferior izquierda.

Português: Açougueiros de Roma, litografia de Géricault

Uma litografia em tinta preta sobre papel creme mostra dois cavaleiros com lanças conduzindo um rebanho de bois brancos por um terreno rochoso. O cavaleiro da frente usa chapéu de abas largas, outro cavaleiro segue à direita, e uma pequena figura agacha-se no canto inferior esquerdo.

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