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Three studies of a nude man with bow and arrow, standing cavalier
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Théodore GéricaultFrench Artist · 1791–1824
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- 1812–1814
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Théodore Géricault first lightly sketched the figure of the cavalier in his tall boots before turning the sketchbook ninety degrees to draw two men with bows and arrows on top.
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