About This Artwork

Honoré Victorin Daumier
French, 1808-1879

“- I'll never understand, how these exercises are supposed to ameliorate the condition of a horse..... the only thing that really counts is that the horseman feels good,” plate 1 from Croquis Équestres, 1856

Lithograph in black on white wove paper
198 x 271 mm (image); 261 x 343 mm (sheet)
William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment, 1953.581

Daumier Register 2799; Delteil 2799 II/II; Hazard-Delteil 1442