Dark bronze statuette of a rearing horse with one foreleg raised, head turned left, standing on an oval textured base against a grey background.

Cheval Turk, bronze horse statuette

A dark bronze statuette of a horse rears on its hind legs, one foreleg raised and head turned sharply to the left, on an oval base of rough, textured ground. The patinated surface shows warm brown tones with greenish highlights along the edges of the base.

Artist: Antoine Louis Barye
Date: 1850–1900
Medium: Bronze
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2066 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
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, Bequest of Arthur Rubloff

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