Five Equestrian Studies: Cavalrymen

Auguste Raffetmid 19th century

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Title: Five Equestrian Studies: Cavalrymen
Creator: Auguste Raffet (French, 1804-1860)
Date Created: mid 19th century
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 23.5 x 30.5 cm (9 1/4 x 12 in.)
Provenance: Chardey, Chardey (not stamped, not in Lugt) (according to inscription on verso); [his sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, 14-17 May 1877, lot 401] (according to inscription on verso)
Type: Drawing
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.601
Medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over graphite, with red chalk wash
Inscriptions: signed, lower right, in brown ink: Raffet ; VERSO, center right, in graphite: Lot 401 [underlined] / Hotel Drouot / Vente Chardey / 14-17 Mai /77 [slash part of inscription] [sideways]
Department: Drawings
Culture: France, 19th century
Credit Line: Gift of Alida di Nardo in memory of her husband, Antonio di Nardo
Collection: DR - French
Accession Number: 1956.601

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