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Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: Entrance to Adelphi Wharf

1821

Théodore Géricault

(French, 1791–1824)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Measurements
Sheet: 38 x 56 cm (14 15/16 x 22 1/16 in.); Image: 25.2 x 30.9 cm (9 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1990.51
Catalogue raisonné
Delteil vol.18, no. 40
State
II/II
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Gericault produced a wonderful set of lithographs on a visit to London in 1820–21. Entrance to Adelphi Wharf exploits the inherent ability of lithography to produce opaque blacks and an unlimited range of grays.
A horizontally oriented lithograph in black ink depicts three draft horses and two men walking away from us into a dark stone archway. In the foreground, a man carrying a long whip follows the horses; the rightmost is dark and the center is light. Strong light from the right casts long shadows. The print is centered on beige paper with text below reading "ENTRANCE TO THE ADELPHI WHARF."

Various Subjects Drawn from Life and on Stone: Entrance to Adelphi Wharf

1821

Théodore Géricault

(French, 1791–1824)
France, 19th century

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