Ernest MEISSONIER (Lyon, 1815 - Paris, 1891) Study of a horse's chest and study of the left foreleg for 'Friedland, 1807'. Oil on panel, one plate Monogrammed 'EM' lower right Bears the red wax stamp of the artist's death sale of 1893 on verso 11.5 x 18 cm Provenance: Sale of the artist's studio; Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, Me Chevallier et Me Duchesne 12, 13 and 15 May 1893, no. 311 Our study is a preparation for one of the galloping horses in the painting Friedland, 1807, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( Inv. 87.20.1) Ernest MEISSONIER (Lyon, 1815 - Paris, 1891) 11.5 x 18 cm