Charging Chasseur

Theodore Gericault1812Oil on canvas

ArtistTheodore Gericault

Year1812

MediumOil on canvas

LocationLouvre, Paris

About Charging Chasseur

A dynamic Napoleonic cavalryman on a rearing horse. Painted when Gericault was only 21. Influenced by Rubens and the Baroque tradition. The horse and rider fill the canvas with explosive energy. A declaration of the young artists ambitions.

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