Why it matters
Horses race with their front and hind legs extended while airborne: a position a galloping horse never actually takes. Géricault painted it during his stay in England for the horse dealer Adam Elmore.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1821.
- That year's Derby was won by Gustavus, the first grey to win.
- The Louvre acquired it in 1866.
Based on the Wikipedia article The 1821 Derby at Epsom (CC BY-SA 4.0).
