Man on a Horse, Nadar, c. 1860s
NadarFrench, 1820–1910

Man on a Horse

c. 1860s · Photograph

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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About the work

Nadar attempted a few such portraits in the 1860s including this one showing a gentleman astride his mount. The genre of equestrian portraiture dates back to classical Greek and Roman antiquity, when it was used to depict rulers and suggest power and status.

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Accession number
1996.336

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