After
Théodore Géricault
, French, 1791-1824
Title
A HorseMediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
66 x 82 cm
Credit LinePurchased, 1920
Object numberNGI.828
DescriptionSeveral versions of this painting of an Arab horse were made both by Géricault and his followers.The lone figure of the horse is striking against the dark background. Its pose and expression convey a pent up energy that seems to embody the very spirit of Romanticism. Géricault was an ardent horseman and equestrian subjects frequently featured in his art. He died in 1824, at the age of thirty-two, his health having suffered following multiple riding accidents.
Exhibition HistoryCentenary Exhibition, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, October - December 1964
From Titian to Delacroix: Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland, Yokohama Sogo Museum of Art, 25 August 1993 - 17 October 1993; Chiba Sogo Museum of Art, 10 November 1993 - 20 December 1993; Prefectural Museum of Art, Yamaguchi, 5 January 1994 - 20 February 1994; Kobe City Museum, 25 February 1994 - 10 April 1994; Isetan Museum of Art, 14 April 1994 - 24 May 1994
European Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Ireland, National Gallery, Canberra, 25 June 1994 - 3 October 1994; Art Gallery of New South Wales, 21 October 1994 - 15 January 1995
Lines of Vision. Irish Writers at the National Gallery of Ireland, 8 October 2014 —12 April 2015