Two Skewbald Horses by a Stable
J. Harris (fl.1861-1884)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1882 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
690 x 890 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290343
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Two Skewbald Horses by a Stable by J. Harris (f.1861-1884), signed lower left, 'J. Harris 1882'. Two skewbald horses standing near a shed. Both horses are very heavy and have dots of brown on their white patches. The shed has a thatched roof and a hay rack inside. On the brick end of the building hangs a dead duck and to the right is a tree without leaves.
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Marks and inscriptions
J. Harris 1882 (inscribed lower left)
Makers and roles
J. Harris (fl.1861-1884), artist