Ready the Horses Jalal Gharbi 1970 Oil on Canvas 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm) An oil painting of Cowboys preparing to ride by Jalal Gharbi (1920-2005) who was a prolific painter of both Middle Eastern life and American Western scenes. The Tunisian-born artist, who spent his formative years between Paris and his homeland, moved to the USA in the 1950's.