1979 conservation, before treatment, raking light
1979 conservation, before treatment, UV light
1979 conservation, before treatment, infrared
1979 conservation before treatment
1979 conservation, before treatment, back of painting
Frederic Remington
American, 1861–1909
Dismounted: The Fourth Troopers Moving the Led Horses
1890
The horses in Remington’s painting thunder towards us, kicking up clouds of dust. Chaos seems imminent, but this military maneuver is well practiced. In every group of troopers, three dismount to pursue the battle while the fourth leads the riderless steeds to safety. Each animal is distinctly different, but the mustachioed troopers look alike, all seemingly based on the same model. Despite its realistic detail, this picture is a work of historical fiction rather than a record of an actual battle on the western frontier.
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 34 1/16 x 48 15/16 in. (86.5 x 124.3 cm) Frame: 42 1/8 x 57 x 2 3/4 in. (107 x 144.8 x 7 cm) |
| Object Number | 1955.11 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Frederic Remington, Dismounted: The Fourth Troopers Moving the Led Horses, 1890, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, 1955.11
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Provenance
Mrs. William H. Sage, New York; to (M. Knoedler & Co., New York, February 24, 1944); to Lincoln Ellsworth, New York, March 7, 1944; to (M. Knoedler & Co., New York, February 7, 1945); to Robert Sterling Clark, May 1, 1945.
