Where is this Toulouse-Lautrec painting?

It hangs at the Musee Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi, France, his birthplace. The museum owns over a thousand of his works.

How old was Toulouse-Lautrec when he painted this?

Toulouse-Lautrec was just 15 years old, painting shortly after injuries that ended his ability to ride Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec created it as part of the French artistic tradition.

Why did he paint so many horses?

Horses were his teenage passion. After his accidents, Toulouse-Lautrec expressed his love of riding through painting instead.

What size is this painting?

The canvas measures 50.5 by 37.5 centimeters (about 20 by 15 inches). It shows early signs of his mature style.

Where Is Artilleryman Saddling His Horse? Museum Location

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec composed this soldier preparing his horse in 1879, when he was just 15 years old. The work shows notable skill for such a young artist, with expressive brushstrokes and vibrant color suggesting his later trademark fluid line work. Horses were Toulouse-Lautrec's favorite subject as a teenager.

The painting came shortly after two accidents that broke his thighbones and left him with a degenerative bone condition. Unable to pursue riding and hunting like his aristocratic father, Toulouse-Lautrec channeled his passion for horses into art. His early mentor Rene Princeteau, a friend of his father, specialized in equestrian subjects.

The canvas measures 50.5 by 37.5 centimeters and hangs at the Musee Toulouse-Lautrec in Albi, the artist's birthplace. The museum, housed in the medieval Palais de la Berbie, contains over a thousand works documenting his development from these early horse paintings to his famous Parisian scenes.