Mounted Officer from the Back
Jacques Louis David · c. 1810 · Black chalk on ivory laid paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Mounted Officer from the Back is a public-domain drawing by Jacques Louis David, dated c. 1810. Black chalk on ivory laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Mounted Officer from the Back” (c. 1810) is drawn with David’s hard, clear contour. It may be a finished history picture or a study of a pose for one.
About the artist
Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825) was the leading Neoclassical painter in France. Clear drawing and antique poses served pictures made for the Revolution and later for Napoleon.
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