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1613696457
Description
Bound sketch-book, black leather-cloth spine with tooled bands, blue covers (130mm x 185mm) with 34 unnumbered leaves of various colours containing studies of horses, figure studies including oriental figures, all in graphite unless stated. c1884-85
F1r Sketch of men on their knees entering a church with group outside, also kneeling, pen and black ink; overdrawn on slight sketch of two horses, graphite
F1v Hindquarters of a horse
F2r Three horses: two rear views, one with groom; one side view
F2v Two slight sketches of a horse's head [drawn upside down]
F3r Further two sketches of same horse, inscribed: 'White horse dying' with colour notes [drawn upside down]
F3v Slight sketch of figure [drawn upside down]
F4r Drawing of draught horse, between shafts, seen from the front
F4v Notes of travel details Plymouth to Venice: 'Plymouth leave Nov. 6 /... London leave Nov 7 / Sleep in train / Arrive Lucerne Nov.9 ... ', graphite; black ink brush marks
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