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Painting of a black horse in a field by a wooden gate, with a man in a red coat and top hat at left under a warm sky.

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A Black Horse, Benjamin Marshall (1794), Royal Collection. Via artnap.com

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A dark bay horse stands in an open field beside a wooden gate, with a groom in a red coat and top hat leaning on the rail at left. The warm, hazy sky and distant trees fill the background. This painting, A Black Horse, was made by Benjamin Marshall in 1794 and is held in the Royal Collection.

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Date

1794

Medium

Painting

Museum

Royal Collection

License

Public domain

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