Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault
Sketches of a Cavalry Battle and the Forepaws of a Dog
1813/14
Graphite with brush and brown wash on cream wove paper, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper
17.3 × 23.1 cm (6.8 × 9.1 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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