En kosak, der stiger til hest 1813

"En kosak, der stiger til hest" is an etching created by Danish artist Christian David Gebauer in 1813. The small-scale work, housed at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, depicts a Cossack mounting a horse, a subject matter often explored in 19th-century art. The fine lines and detailed rendering of the figures and the horse evoke a sense of realism, characteristic of Gebauer's style. The etching is a fine example of Gebauer's skill in capturing the nuances of human and animal movement, reflecting the Romantic era's fascination with nature and the heroic individual.