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Landscape with Rider on White Horse

1846

Jean Achille Benouville

(French, 1815–1891)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 35.5 x 53.3 cm (14 x 21 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2010.19
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In 1863, Benouville was named a Knight in the Legion of Honor, the highest French order of merit.

Description

The darkly shaded trees and turbulent sky introduce a romantic sentiment into this classical or ideal landscape in which a lone rider on horseback gallops through a deep space. The composition is organized into three clearly defined zones that recede from the path in the foreground, to the lake or river in the middle ground, to the distant rocky mountain and sea.
An oil painting within a horizontal oval depicts a landscape under a vast sky of gray and white clouds. In the lower third, a figure on a white horse travels along a dirt path toward tall trees that lean in the wind and flank a central reflecting pond. A rugged blue mountain rises in the distance, while expressive brushwork defines the muted green terrain and soft, atmospheric light.

Landscape with Rider on White Horse

1846

Jean Achille Benouville

(French, 1815–1891)
France, 19th century

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