Axial Commons Image Treasury
Hand-coloured caricature of two men on worn-out horses galloping across a plain, one in a tricorn hat and one in a top hat.

Two men dressed in dilapidated Napoleonic (?) military uniforms, riding decrepit horses, followed by two dogs. Coloured aquatint by Debucourt after A.C.H. Vernet, ca. 1820.

Two riders on decrepit horses gallop across a bare plain, one in a tricorn hat holding a small white cloth, the other in a top hat and blue coat with a shaggy saddle cloth. A hand-coloured aquatint caricature, captioned "Route de Poissy" below, with a dark shape at lower right.

Artist
Carle Vernet
Date
[1820?]
Medium
Aquatints Caricatures Humorous pictures
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3250 px
Download full size
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1830.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Route de Poissy: dos jinetes en caballos decrépitos

Dos jinetes en caballos decrépitos galopan por una llanura desnuda, uno con sombrero tricornio sosteniendo un pequeño paño blanco, el otro con sombrero de copa y casaca azul con una manta de silla peluda. Es una caricatura en aguatinta coloreada a mano, con el título "Route de Poissy" impreso debajo y una forma oscura en la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: Route de Poissy: dois cavaleiros em cavalos decrépitos

Dois cavaleiros em cavalos decrépitos galopam por uma planície desolada, um de chapéu tricórnio segurando um pequeno pano branco, o outro de cartola e casaca azul com uma manta de sela felpuda. É uma caricatura em aquatinta colorida à mão, com a legenda "Route de Poissy" impressa abaixo e uma forma escura no canto inferior direito.

More from Dogs Through History

Dark mezzotint caricature of a dancing lesson: a bowing gentleman in a coat, a violinist at left, onlookers in a room with a window and dogs on the floor.Gentlemen being instructed in dancing and posture. Mezzotint by B. Clowes after J. Collet,Pen and wash drawing of a man in a wide hat grooming a small dog on a street step, with a cage of cats and a sleeping dog nearby.A barber-surgeon for dogs in Paris. Drawing by L. Choquet, 18--.Monochrome print of a man in a top hat raising his hat while riding a black horse, with two dogs running across a field under clouds.A man on horseback raises his top hat in greeting, in a rural landscape; two dogs run alonPainting of a bald bearded man in a black habit and white cape, holding a white lily beside a stone ledge against a dark background.Saint DominicBlack-and-white woodcut of a hunter with a plumed hat and game bag gesturing toward a dog in water among reeds, printed on a book page.EendenjagerEngraving of three women in long dress with a black cat, a small dog and a bird, labels reading Margaret, Joan Flower and Philippa.Three witches with a cat, a dog and a bird. Engraving, ca. 1800, after a woodcut, 1619.