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Study of a Horse by Eugène Delacroix

Study of a Horse

Eugène Delacroix · 1820

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Artist
Eugène Delacroix
Date
1820
Medium
Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
France, 19th century
Credit line
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
ART MOVEMENTS
Academic artRomanticism
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Eugène Delacroix

1798–1863 · France

French Romantic master whose 'Lion Hunt' and exotic scenes revolutionized color and movement in 19th-century art.

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