Dead Horse
| Title | Dead Horse |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824) printed by Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839) |
| Date | 1823 19th century |
| Medium | Lithograph in black on ivory China paper laid down on ivory wove paper |
| Classification | lithograph |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Albert H. Wolf Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Dead Horse” is a work by Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824) printed by Gottfried Engelmann (French, 1788-1839), dated 1823. It is executed in lithograph in black on ivory china paper laid down on ivory wove paper and classified as lithograph. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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This work is attributed to Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824). Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as lithograph. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1823. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.
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