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Les Petits cavaliers by Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet · 1859 · Artbook

Les Petits cavaliers

The story

Thirteen Spanish cavaliers in plumed hats gather in a loose group. Manet painted this in 1859 as a copy of a picture he saw in the Louvre, then thought to be by Velazquez. He kept returning to this group of figures in later paintings throughout his career.

Artist
Édouard Manet
Year
1859
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