Two Anatomical Studies of the Hind Quarters of a Horse; verso: Tracing of the Profile View from the Recto
DrawingsFrench19th century

Two Anatomical Studies of the Hind Quarters of a Horse; verso: Tracing of the Profile View from the Recto

19th century

Artists

Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène DelacroixArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Graphite, squared, on thin cream wove paper, badly foxed and discolored, with loss upper right corner. Numbered in graphite at lower left: 19; anatomical parts lettered. Profile study at right is traced through and strengthened on verso.
Culture
French
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 26.8 x 18.5 cm (10 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

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