Hussars

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1878

This painting shows a man on a horse, both in profile, facing the left. The man is seated upright on the horse, appearing to sit on a tan saddle. He appears to have pale skin, a black mustache, and gray hair under a black-and-red hat, and he is dressed in a blue uniform with red accents. He carries a long wooden pole or lance on his right side that extends up his back and is taller than his head. In the background on the left, there is another horse and rider who appears to be wearing the same uniform. The backdrop features a cloudy blue sky, and the ground is also blue with a strip of brown and dark green below the central horse. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and visible.”
Artist
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Date
1878
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
21.5 × 27 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows a man on a horse, both in profile, facing the left. The man is seated upright on the horse, appearing to sit on a tan saddle. He appears to have pale skin, a black mustache, and gray hair under a black-and-red hat, and he is dressed in a blue uniform with red accents. He carries a long wooden pole or lance on his right side that extends up his back and is taller than his head. In the background on the left, there is another horse and rider who appears to be wearing the same uniform. The backdrop features a cloudy blue sky, and the ground is also blue with a strip of brown and dark green below the central horse. The brushstrokes in the painting are loose and visible.”

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec