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Red chalk drawing of two horse heads in profile, one above and overlapping the other, with bridles and flowing manes, on cream paper.

Horse Studies

Two horse heads are drawn in red chalk on cream laid paper, one overlapping and set above the other, both turned to the left. Fine hatching shows the muzzles, bridle straps with rounded buckles, and flowing manes, and the lower head is more fully worked than the upper one.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1815
Medium
Red crayon on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3979 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1820).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

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