Horse with Head Lowered — Edgar Degas | DiscoverArt

Horse with Head Lowered

modeled probably ca. 1883–90, cast 1920

Bronze

27.3 × 8.3 cm (10.7 × 3.3 in)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified August 2026

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