Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian
Title:
Medo-Persian Horse and Egyptian Horse
Date:
ca. 1837
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 inches (16.5 × 10.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, center left: "Medo-persian Horse. | Ancient maned dun stock | from Bas reliefs of che-el- minor."; inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower left: "From Thebes."; inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower right: "Egyptian Horse. | Ancient Bay Stock."; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "32"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2211
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:35124