Study of a Horse — James McNeill Whistler | DiscoverArt

James McNeill Whistler

Study of a Horse

1895

Transfer lithograph; only state (Chicago); printed in black ink on machine-made ivory wove paper

10.2 × 12.3 cm (4 × 4.8 in)

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