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Source Description
A study made for a larger racetrack composition rendered in pastel, Degas’s Jockey shows the attention that the artist lavished on perfecting the positions of the horse’s legs, hoofs, jaw straining against the bit, and the swish of the tail.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
109142
label
The Jockey
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obj
dtoType
drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
109142
contentType
drawing
title
The Jockey
description
A study made for a larger racetrack composition rendered in pastel, Degas’s Jockey shows the attention that the artist lavished on perfecting the positions of the horse’s legs, hoofs, jaw straining against the bit, and the swish of the tail.
date
c. 1885–1900
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80001275
creators
1759
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 48.5 x 31.2 cm (19 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
cul
France, 19th century
accession
1927.301
Source extras
tec
charcoal
tombstone
The Jockey, c. 1885–1900. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Charcoal; sheet: 48.5 x 31.2 cm (19 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.301
supportMaterials
description
beige(2) modern laid paper
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
VERSO, upper left, in graphite: 1 [underlined] ; upper left, in red crayon: ch 20 ; center, in graphite: 29 1/2 46 / 17 17 / 11453 ; lower right, in blue crayon: Ph1421 / 2412
citations
citation
“Lists of Objects in the Exhibition.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 16, no. 9 (1929): 159–75.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 167
citation
Francis, Henry S. "Drawings by Degas." <em>Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>44, no. 10 (December 1957): 212-17.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 216
citation
DeGrazia, Diane and Carter E. Foster. <em>Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2000.
page_number
Mentioned: P. 5
creditline
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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2026-05-29 05:49:57.935000
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109142
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Drawings
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DR - French
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charcoal
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male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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c33382170a53040d