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[Man on horseback, Peru] – Antique Wall Art

[Man on horseback, Peru], [between 1830 and 1840] — historic drawing
[Man on horseback, Peru], [between 1830 and 1840]. Historic drawing from the Horses collection.

(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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[Man on horseback, Peru] comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Man on horseback, Peru]

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A lone rider on horseback, rendered in watercolor and dated to the 1830s, puts the horse at the center of a Peruvian scene. The decade followed Peru's break from Spain and years of political unrest, and with little else recorded about this man, the rider stands for the many travelers and workers who relied on horses across the Andes and the coast. Watercolors of this kind were often made by visiting artists eager to record local dress and customs for audiences abroad, so the saddle, clothing and landscape are worth a close look.

Created / published[between 1830 and 1840]
Medium1 drawing : watercolor.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,124 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-110312

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