Inscribed in graphite on mount lower center: M 29. Inscribed in graphite on verso of mount: "64/ 9/ 12/ 21 / 64/ 9/ 12/ 22", "(previously Thomas Gainsborough, R.A., Attr. to/ Standing Horse...; Head & Neck of another/ Sleeping Horse, head and neck)", "English School/ A: Study of a Horse, c. 1800: Stallion, standing/ facing left; above, another study of head and shoulders/ B: Study of a Horse, c. 1800: Head and Neck, facing/ right, of a sleeping horse." and "PM- Mellon 26 & 27"
Paul Mellon Collection
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