Art, literature & history
Study of a Horse Turning Its Head and Raising His Hind Leg
1818/19
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Graphite, on cream wove paper, perimeter mounted on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- 22 × 28.5 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1947.35.21
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Théodore Géricault. Study of a Horse Turning Its Head and Raising His Hind Leg. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study of a Horse Turning Its Head and Raising His Hind Leg — Théodore Géricault. 1818/19.
Medium: Graphite, on cream wove paper, perimeter mounted on cream wove paper. Dimensions: 22 × 28.5 cm (8 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.