Peasants and Horses — Adolphe Schreyer. Peasants and Horses, c. 1860. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

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Peasants and Horses

by Adolphe Schreyer

Inscriptions

Inscribed lower right: Ad.Schreyer

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. David D. Irwin by 1970; given to the Art Institute, 1970.

Exhibition history

Oshkosh, Paine Art Center and Art Institute, 1870. Arboretum, Adolph Schreyer, June 8–July 30, 1972.

Publications

The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report, 1970–71 (Chicago, 1971), p. 26.

Quick Overview

Artist: Adolphe Schreyer (German, 1828–1899)
Date: c. 1860
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 32 × 52.2 cm (12 5/8 × 20 1/2 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: oil on canvas
Style: nineteenth century
Place: Germany
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Credit line: Gift of the Irwin Family in memory of David Wickham Irwin
Accession no.: 1970.1033

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Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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