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Gilt bronze statuette of a mounted rider raising a hat, on a dark wood pedestal with columns and a gilded female figure.

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A gilt bronze statuette of a mounted rider in a long coat, raising a hat high, set atop a dark wooden pedestal with columns and a gilded female figure on the left. The architectural base has classical capitals and small gilt reliefs, with a child figure at the lower corner.

Artist
Jean Léon Gérôme
Date
c. 1900
Medium
Gilt bronze
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2117 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1905).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection

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