Art, literature & history
Fallen Horse and Dead Knight
c. 1827–1829
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Graphite, with touches of stumping, on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- 24.9 × 31.7 cm (9 13/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1969.19
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Eugène Delacroix. Fallen Horse and Dead Knight. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Fallen Horse and Dead Knight — Eugène Delacroix. c. 1827–1829.
Medium: Graphite, with touches of stumping, on cream wove paper. Dimensions: 24.9 × 31.7 cm (9 13/16 × 12 1/2 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Numerous variations of this subject can be found throughout the work of Delacroix. The glistening skin and flamelike mane of the horse are common features in his lithographs of 1827-29. It is possible that this drawing is an illustration for Shakespeare's Henry VI.
Description: © Art Institute of Chicago, original record, CC BY 4.0. HTML formatting removed; wording retained. Other artwork metadata: CC0.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.