Group in Silver

Claude-Marie Ferrier; Hugh Owen

May 1–October 15, 1851

Salted paper print

J. Paul Getty Museum

A sepia-toned photograph depicts a sculptural group of figures and animals. The central figure, a young man, stands with one leg on a fallen horse, while another figure kneels beside him. The composition is dark and dramatic. A statuette made of silver showing a horse that has fallen and two men fighting. One has his foot on the horse's neck, his sword raised above his head, while the other kneels on the ground ready to attack.