AGASSE, Jacques-Laurent
(b. 1767, Geneve, d. 1849, London)

Portrait of a Horse

1794-95
Oil on paper laid down on board, 36 x 44 cm
Private collection

In England Agasse was praised for his extreme devotion to art, of his marvellous knowledge of anatomy, of his special fondness for the English racehorses, and his excellence in depicting them.




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