A String of Mares Being Milked

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Framed painting entitled 'A String of Mares Being Milked' shows tethered mares standing to be milked by a kneeling woman in a brown robe and boots. A young man stands nearby holding a foal; he is dressed in a shirt, robe thrown off to the waist and boots. Behind are two tents open to the wind at the bottom, a boy playing with a hobby horse, a child, a woman with a load of collected dung, a dog and a horse herd. On green pastures with hills and a cloudy sky. Polychrome with a green and gold silk mount.

Horniman Museum and Gardens

Forest Hill

Title

A String of Mares Being Milked

Date

c.1979

Medium

pigment on textile laid on paper

Measurements

H 28 x W 34 cm

Accession number

1980.309

Acquisition method

purchased, 1980

Work type

Painting

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