Two Draft Horses with a Sleeping Driver
Théodore Géricault · 1820–22
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Théodore Géricault's "Two Draft Horses with a Sleeping Driver" is a drawing created between 1820 and 1822. The artwork, measuring 29.9 x 38.2 cm (11 3/4 x 15 1/16 in.), was executed using brush and brown and gray wash over graphite. It is classified as a drawing within the Department of Drawings and Prints.
The piece was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1996 through a purchase funded by the Joseph Pulitzer Bequest and the Harry G. Sperling Fund. No information regarding the artwork's culture is provided in the catalogue record.
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