Sketches of Men's Faces, Horses' Muzzles, and Mounted Soldiers

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

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Artist: Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault / French, 1791-1824
Date: 1813/14
Medium: Graphite and black crayon with pen and brown ink on tan wove paper, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 17.4 × 23 cm (6 7/8 × 9 1/16 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: drawings (visual works)
Place: France
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: Margaret Day Blake Collection
Accession no.: 1947.35.51V

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Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
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