An Old Horse
Dating
Circa 1740
Dimensions
17.8 x 24.8 x 7.6 cm
Object Number
L0019
Display Status
On display
Description
The artist John Constable (1776–1837) is said to have bought this rare example of Gainsborough’s model making in a Suffolk junkshop. It is possibly the model of “the old horse… which has peculiar merit” mentioned in one of Gainsborough’s obituaries. Gainsborough often included working horses in both his drawings and oil paintings.
Credit Line
On loan from the Constable Family