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Pencil sketch sheet on cream paper with multiple studies of horses: a standing horse, a rearing horse, heads, legs and hooves.

Sketches of a Horse

A sheet of graphite studies showing a horse in many views: standing at left, a rearing horse at upper right, and heads, legs and hooves scattered across the page. Loose, quick contour lines on pale cream paper suggest practice drawings of anatomy and motion.

Artist
Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault
Date
1813/14
Medium
Graphite, on cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1250 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1814).
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, Margaret Day Blake Collection