Lot Essay
The present picture is part of a series that Meissonier produced circa 1878-80, another example being the Cavalier et jeune femme in the Louvre.
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Un cavalier descendant des escaliers
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)
Un cavalier descendant des escaliers
signed and dated 'Meissonier 1880' (lower right)
oil on panel
12½ x 8 1/8 in. (31.8 x 20.6 cm.)
Un cavalier descendant des escaliers
signed and dated 'Meissonier 1880' (lower right)
oil on panel
12½ x 8 1/8 in. (31.8 x 20.6 cm.)