[Warrior, possibly a Colombian, on horseback, holding javelin as if about to charge] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Warrior, possibly a Colombian, on horseback, holding javelin as if about to charge], [ca. 1850] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/37/376384a7b3e1-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[Warrior, possibly a Colombian, on horseback, holding javelin as if about to charge]
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Rendered in watercolor around 1850, this horseman grips a javelin in a pose that suggests he is about to charge, his mount gathered beneath him. The title hedges on his identity, calling him possibly Colombian, which was common for images of this period, when many artists portrayed local figures as general types rather than named individuals. Watercolors like this were often made by traveling painters and regional survey projects in the 1840s and 1850s, which aimed to record the dress, occupations and customs of the people they encountered. The figure is best read as a composed image, shaped as much by European expectations of the exotic warrior as by close observation.
| Created / published | [ca. 1850] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : watercolor. |
| Genre | Watercolors 1840-1860. |
| Subjects | Warriors--1840-1860. Horseback riding--1840-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,711 × 3,781 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221562 |
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