Horse Head Study in Graphite

A graphite pencil sketch of a horse's head in profile, facing left, drawn with loose, faint construction lines on cream wove paper. The muzzle, eye, and ears are suggested with soft shading, while the neck and background fade into open paper. A purple official stamp sits near the bottom edge.

Artist

Robert Frederick Blum

Date

1879–1880

Medium

Graphite on wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1992 × 2560 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum