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Indian roping a horse
Rudolph Fried(e)rich Kurz (Swiss (active U.S.) 1818–1871)
Medium/Technique
Graphite pencil on cream paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 31.4 x 47.9 cm (12 3/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number50.3938
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 810 (Visiting foreign artists)
DescriptionHorse rearing left, roped by Indian rider right. Herd of horses in background, and another rider throwing lasso.
InscriptionsVerso in graphite pencil: cutmaker's instructions
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA December 14, 1950