Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

Man riding a horse

Description


                    Man riding a horse, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Man riding a horse, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

An unfinished lively sketch of a galloping horse and rider. The rider is cloaked and carrying a cloth bag: he could be carrying an urgent message. It is likely that this was intended as an illustration.

Last updated: 10th March 2021 by Margaret