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Black and white lithograph of a rearing horse with flying mane and tail, head turned right, against a dark hatched background.

Wild Horse or Frightened Horse Leaving the Water

A lithograph shows a horse rearing on its hind legs at left, mane and tail streaming, its head turned right against a dark, hatched background. Loose, scratchy strokes model the ground and wild grasses in the lower left, and the printed caption reads Cheval sauvage.

Artist
Eugène Delacroix
Date
1828
Medium
Lithograph from two stones in buff and black on white wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1856 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1828).
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, Gift of Mrs. Wesley Dixon

Español: Caballo salvaje (Cheval sauvage), litografía de Eugène Delacroix

Una litografía muestra un caballo encabritado sobre las patas traseras a la izquierda, con la crin y la cola agitadas y la cabeza vuelta a la derecha contra un fondo oscuro de trazos. Trazos sueltos y rasposos modelan el suelo y la hierba silvestre en la parte inferior izquierda, y la leyenda impresa dice Cheval sauvage.

Português: Cavalo selvagem (Cheval sauvage), litografia de Eugène Delacroix

Uma litografia mostra um cavalo empinado sobre as patas traseiras à esquerda, com crina e cauda agitadas e a cabeça voltada para a direita contra um fundo escuro hachurado. Traços soltos e ásperos modelam o chão e a vegetação selvagem no canto inferior esquerdo, e a legenda impressa diz Cheval sauvage.