Wild Horse

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Wild Horse

Artist

Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798 – 1863)

Date

1828

Medium or Technique

Lithograph on wove paper

Dimensions

9 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches

Collection

Syracuse University Art Galleries

Accession Number

SUAC 1966.2284

Credit Line

Syracuse University Art Collection, gift of Mr. Harry and Maria Wickey

Description

Wild Horse or Frightened Horse Leaving the Water is an 1828 lithograph by Eugène Delacroix. The atmospheric print features Delacroix’s most favored animal subject: the horse. Used to represent human suffering and imbued with mystical qualities, Wild Horse also reminds us of the work of French animalier sculptors from the Romantic period.

Essay

“The Feeling Horse” by Madeleine Fratarcangelo