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Pencil drawing in profile of a horse's head facing left, with pricked ears and a flowing mane, on pale paper with a small signature below.

Horse's Head, graphite study

A graphite drawing of a horse's head in profile facing left, with a flowing mane, pricked ears, and an open mouth, rendered in soft shaded lines on pale paper. A small handwritten monogram sits below the head, and a faint pencil number appears at the top left.

Artist
Jacques Louis David
Date
c. 1810
Medium
Graphite on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2183 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1815).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Regenstein Collection