# A Mameluk Leading His Horse

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VERNET, Carle](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vernet-carle-rba1234942c7747>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 64 x 82 cm

## Commentary

Carle Vernet had an exceptional ability to paint horses. His oeuvre consisted mostly of battle painting and hunting scenes. This painting depicts a Mameluk soldier, renowned for their ferocity and superb abilities as cavalrymen, leading his Arabian steed. A citadel can be seen in the background. The painting is signed lower right: Carle Vernet.

## Related artworks

- [A General with his Aide de Camp](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vernet-carle-rba1234942c7747/a-general-with-his-aide-de-camp-r4665b66e8f0805>)
- [Arrival of Emigres with the Duchess of Berry on the French Coast](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vernet-carle-rba1234942c7747/arrival-of-emigres-with-the-duchess-of-berry-on-the-french-coast-r709e9ad52dd47c>)
- [Equestrian Portrait of Napoleon](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vernet-carle-rba1234942c7747/equestrian-portrait-of-napoleon-r39e6864abdc866>)
- [Equestrian Portrait of of Emperor Napoleon I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vernet-carle-rba1234942c7747/equestrian-portrait-of-of-emperor-napoleon-i-r51c7de0c09d309>)
- [Napoleon on a Hunt in the Forest of Compiègne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vernet-carle-rba1234942c7747/napoleon-on-a-hunt-in-the-forest-of-compigne-r529d7440677758>)
- [Return from the Hunt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vernet-carle-rba1234942c7747/return-from-the-hunt-r43950f131f263e>)

## Attribution

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