
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
- Period
- Impressionist
- Where it lives
- Artbook
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share