THE PAINTER'S HORSE. 



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action at this moment ; the idea of movement being greatly 

 heightened by the happy position of the horses, which 

 follow one after the other. A method of recent date is to 

 give the animal, just before landing, the appearance of 

 being afraid to face his bit. Consequently, although the 

 position may be true, it will look constrained and awkward 

 to the eye of a cross-country expert, which is a role that 

 such artists are evidently unqualified ^to assume. The 

 more an artist knows, the better will hejpaint. 



nolo ii»] [M. H. H. 



Fig. 658. — Water Jump at Sandown Park. 



