Very good impression of the 3^e and last state, with the letter, published in L’Artiste en 1865. Good margins.

Some handling creases and slight rubbing traces ; rests of mounting paper on the back side.

Bibl. : Delteil 78 (II/II) ; Delteil – Strauber 78 (III/III) ; Exh. Delacroix – le trait romantique, B.N.F., 1998, 167.

“Le cheval sauvage compte sans aucun doute parmi les images les plus fortes du romantisme français.” (B. Jobert in Delacroix – le trait romantique, B.N.F., 1998, p. 142).