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Naked woman riding horse through archway [drawing].

BIB_ID
362606
Accession number
MA 7361.2
Creator
Armstead, Henry Hugh, 1828-1905.
Published
[18--]
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Part of an album of drawings, photographs, and autographs compiled by English artist Frederick Smallfield. Select items in the album are described in individual records. See MA 7361 for more information.
Signed "HAH" in the lower right corner.
153 x 77 mm
Provenance
Frederick Smallfield; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
A young woman wearing only a headdress rides a horse through an ornate archway. The woman rides bareback, with her right leg tucked under her. The horse has its head down, and the woman stares straight ahead. Buildings and a cobblestone street are visible behind her.
Medium
Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper.
Classification