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Framed painting of a standing white horse with a bridle against green foliage and a reddish ground.

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This framed painting depicts a white horse standing in profile against a dark green, foliage-filled background, with its shadow cast on a reddish-brown ground. The horse wears a dark bridle and is rendered with loose, painterly brushwork in muted tones.

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Date

1815

Medium

Print

Museum

Wikimedia Commons

License

Public domain

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