Horsewoman Art Print - Théodore Gericault Animals About the Art:

About the Art:

Rousseau’s nickname

with the harvest finished

produced this empathetic work in New York at a time when caricatured representations of African Americans were the norm

Horsewoman Art Print - Théodore Gericault Animals About the Art:About the Art: Gericault studied horses extensively throughout his life, and his stay in England in 182021 inspired a group of works representing elegant aspects of horsemanship and sport. The identity of this fashionably attired woman, who rides sidesaddle, is subject to speculation. Horse and rider are depicted in frieze like profile, with the calm control she exerts over her mount standing in stark contrast to the portentous sky that distracts