Théodore Géricault from Private Collections

the paces. Another instance of Géricault’s taste for sartorial elegance, this sheet is also a reminder of his prowess as a rider, his careful study of equine anatomy and movement, and of the fashionable milieux in which he frequently mingled. (AK)

Fig. 1 Mounted Trumpeters of the Napoléon’s Imperial Guard , 1813 – 14 , National Gallery of Art, Washington DC ( 1972 . 25 . 1 )