Caption

Woman on horseback, Receuil de dessins sur pierre, Series of lithographs, print, album page, Woman with a turban flees on a horse of two fighting soldiers. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Hippolyte Lecomte, 1819, paper, lithography, height 303 mm x width 446 mm, head-gear: turban, horse, A detailed monochrome drawing shows a woman wearing a flowing dress and a headscarf seated on a galloping horse, her veil and sleeves billowing behind her as she reaches out with one hand while holding the reins with the other. The horse is shown in mid-stride with its mane and tail streaming, adorned with decorative tack. A second figure in armor stands nearby holding a spear and shield, facing the horse and woman. The scene is set in a wooded landscape with large trees in the foreground and dense foliage in the background, and a distant valley visible between the trees. The ground beneath the horse shows patches of grass and textured earth.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_054

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Rights managed

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37.1Mb (7.8Mb) / 14.7in x 9.8in / 4418 x 2933 (300dpi)

Keywords

Woman horseback Receuil de dessins pierre Series lithographs print album page turban flees horse two fighting soldiers Print part album printmaker Hippolyte Lecomte 1819 paper lithography height 303 mm x width 446 mm head-gear turban detailed monochrome drawing woman wearing flowing dress headscarf seated galloping horse veil sleeves billowing reaches hand holding reins shown mid-stride mane tail streaming adorned decorative tack second figure armor stands nearby holding spear shield facing woman scene set wooded landscape large trees foreground dense foliage background distant valley visible trees ground beneath patches grass textured earth