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Sketchbook, page 07: Study of a Horse

Ernest Meissonier

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a pencil sketch of a horse's head and neck on a piece of paper. The horse faces to the right; its head is drawn in profile. The horse has a long mane that falls to the left. The drawing is on a piece of off-white paper which appears slightly aged and is marked with a small "7" in the bottom-left corner. A thin brown string is visible across the top of the paper, held in place by two small metal rivets. The sketch is drawn in pencil, with varying line weights used to create shading. The background behind the paper is dark grey.

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478 × 893 px
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