Study of Emotion Expressed in a Horse's Head: Anger (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
After, Sawrey Gilpin, English, 1733 - 1807 (Artist)
Faint, partially illegible graphite inscriptions, upper and lower center: "this is expressed by laying/ them back-"/ "anger or/ (intended mischeif-)/ the ears of __ and grey horses _/ generally tipped with black/ which __ into the colour of/ __" Inscribed in graphite lower right: "37" Inscribed in graphite on mount lower right: J.M.W. TURNER.
Paul Mellon Collection
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