Trooper of the Plains

Frederic Remington

1908, cast before 1939 · Bronze · The American Wing

"Trooper of the Plains" depicts a cavalry soldier on horseback, brandishing a revolver. The galloping horse is supported by only a clump of sage brush. Remington enjoyed experimenting with daring, gravity-defying poses that indicated his technical mastery of the sculptural process. The artist copyrighted "Trooper of the Plains" in 1909, the year of his death. The Metropolitan’s bronze is almost certainly a posthumous, unauthorized cast done by Roman Bronze Works.

Artist

Frederic Remington

Date

1908, cast before 1939

Medium

Bronze

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939