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THE PAINTER'S HORSE. 



The later method of showing the racer at full speed, sus- 

 pended in the air, with his fore legs stretched out in front 

 and his hind limbs extended to the rear, was absolutely 

 incorrect, as well as utterly impossible ; and yet it con- 



Phom liii] [M. H. H. 



Fig. 653. — Ganymede walking. 



veyed the feehng of motion better than that practised by 

 the earlier horse painters. It is manifest that a pictorial 

 attitude which we know to be incorrect, will look unnatural 



r/wio tu] [A. Hayes. 



Fig. 654. — Trotting. 



to us. Consequently, the more general knowledge becomes, 

 the more difficult will it be for a painter who tries to draw 

 horses in motion, to satisfy the artistic requirements of his 

 public. Hence, pictures of galloping horses appearing to 



