Frightened Horses by Sawrey Gilpin (1780) | Artnap

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Painting of a white horse galloping with two frightened horses behind it under a dark, stormy sky.

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Frightened Horses, Sawrey Gilpin (1780), Royal Collection. Via artnap.com

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A white horse gallops forward in the foreground while two darker horses, one brown and one bay, shy away behind it under a heavy, turbulent sky. The painting by Sawrey Gilpin is dated 1780 and is held in the Royal Collection.

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Date

1780

Medium

Painting

Museum

Royal Collection

License

Public domain

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