Mounted Hussar
Object type: Statuette
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Ernest Meissonier
Artist bio: French, Lyons 1815–1891 Paris
Artist role: Modeler
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1866–75
Medium: Red wax, wood, metal, leather and cord
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 8 5/8 × 8 1/4 × 3 in. (21.9 × 21 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation Gift, in celebration of its 25th Anniversary, 2002

Accession year: 2002
Tags: Soldiers|Horses