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ID number: BIRBI-60.6 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Géricault, Jean Louis André Théodore (1791-1824) Title / Object name: Anatomical model of a horse Object type: Sculpture Place made: Paris Culture: French Date made: original wax model about 1820-24; this bronze cast 1959 Materials: Bronze Measurements: 22.8 x 21.7 x 11 cm including base Provenance: Purchased from Reid & Lefevre Ltd., June 1960, for £1125 |
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Greatly attracted to equine subjects, Géricault may have made the original wax model of a partly flayed horse to help accurately represent its anatomy in his paintings and graphic work. Its pose was inspired by that of the horse of the famous life-size antique bronze of Marcus Aurelius (Rome). This is cast no. 3 of 20 casts taken in 1959 from Géricault’s original wax; a single earlier cast was made in 1832 (both now in Washington, DC). A plaster version in the Louvre was copied by Van Gogh and Redon. Inscriptions / Translations: Foundry mark on base: CIRE/ C. VALSUANI/PERDUE Notes: Model: Paris. Cast: Valsuani foundry, Paris, 1959. |
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