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Frontal view of male legs with feet crossed and, on reverse, a study of a horse in profile facing left

Legs of Crucified Christ, after "Crucifixion" by Andrea Mantegna; verso: Horse from the Parthenon Frieze

1834 - 1917

Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas

French

There are faint very faint studies on the recto: a cloaked figure to the left of Christ's legs, and the outline of the legs and spear of a soldier below the Cross. The verso includes a faint image of a horse's head just above the Degas stamp.

Graphite on tan modern laid paper

Drawings