A Hussar Officer on Horseback (1812)
John Singleton Copley1812 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1815)
Specifications
- Year
- 1812
- Nationality / school
- American
- Lifespan
- 1738–1815
About the artwork
Dated 1812, "A Hussar Officer on Horseback" is an artwork by John Singleton Copley. Context for 1812: Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour. The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. The catalogue places it in Drawings. The format is portrait. Background on Drawings: Because line carries so much of the effect, drawings tend to reward close looking at the quality of the mark. Artists have long used drawings to plan paintings, sculptures, and buildings, so a sketch can show how an idea developed.
"A Hussar Officer on Horseback" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
American, 1738–1815
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