Caption

Escape of Henry of Valois from Poland, study; Artur Grottger 1837–1867, painter; 1860; painting; height 21 cm, width 29 cm, A dark, moody scene of riders on horses in a wooded area at dusk, with a prominent white horse ridden by a figure wearing a dark hat and cloak at the center, flanked by a darker horse and another horse partially visible behind them; the riders wear muted clothing in dark colors and appear focused forward. The background shows dense trees with deep greens and browns, and a glowing warm orange light among the trees on the left where a silhouetted figure stands near the glow. The ground in the foreground is a mix of earthy browns and grays with scattered rocks and patches of pale soil, and a distant gray-blue sky with cloud cover stretches across the upper right. A small group of lighter-toned figures is visible near the lower right, partly obscured, and the overall palette includes shades of black, white, gray, brown, green, and orange.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_462

License type

Rights managed

Available size

76.0Mb (4.0Mb) / 20.0in x 14.8in / 6000 x 4426 (300dpi)

Keywords

Escape Henry Valois Poland study Artur Grottger 1837–1867 painter 1860 painting height 21 cm width 29 cm dark moody scene riders horses wooded area dusk prominent white horse ridden figure wearing dark hat cloak center flanked darker horse another horse partially visible them wear muted clothing dark colors focused forward background dense trees deep greens browns glowing warm orange light trees left silhouetted figure stands near glow ground foreground mix earthy browns grays scattered rocks patches pale soil distant gray-blue sky cloud cover stretches across upper right small group lighter-toned figures visible near lower right partly obscured palette includes shades black white gray brown green orange.