Studies for "Apollo in His Chariot with the Hours"

John Singer Sargent

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two horse heads in pencil sketch on beige paper. The first horse head is on the left, depicted in profile with detailed features such as the eye, nostril, and mouth. The neck is outlined and blends into the paper. On the right and slightly above, there is a smaller sketch of another horse head in profile looking downward, with shadows emphasizing its features like the eye, nostril, and mouth. Both sketches show musculature and realism. There is no distinct background, with the paper serving as the backdrop for the drawings.