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Cossack Cavalier

c. 1820

Carle Vernet

(French, 1758–1836)
published by

Delpech

Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Measurements
Sheet: 41.1 x 55.7 cm (16 3/16 x 21 15/16 in.); Image: 41.1 x 55.7 cm (16 3/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2012.282
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Vernet celebrated Napoleon and France’s military power at the beginning of the 19th century. He was a specialist in depicting horses-he executed many hunting and racing scenes-as well as army life. Vernet’s beautifully drawn and detailed portrait of a Cossack reveals the artist’s interest in the picturesque costume and the fine craftsmanship of the weapons and tack. Cossacks were groups of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in Ukraine and southern Russia who protected these borders when the French invaded in 1812.
A horizontally oriented lithograph in black and gray ink depicts a bearded man riding a horse leftward across a flat landscape. He wears a quilted tunic and a tall fur hat, raising a whip. A bow case and quiver of arrows hang from his saddle. Fine hatched lines define the horse's form and tasseled bridle, while delicate sketching suggests distant tents on our left and riders on our right.

Cossack Cavalier

c. 1820

Carle Vernet, Delpech

(French, 1758–1836)
France, 19th century

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