Study for "Shoeing Calvary Horses at the Front" [verso]
1918
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
![Study for "Shoeing Calvary Horses at the Front" [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/6f6d1a163e84e9ab/full.webp)
1918
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a woman in a loose, silky dress. She stands sideways, one arm bent, lost in thought. Sargent made this in 1918 as a warm-up for a war-time painting. He drew soldiers shoeing horses, but first he practiced poses like hers. The soft lines feel alive—no stiff uniforms here. Check out another quiet Sargent portrait at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
![Studies for "Shoeing Calvary Horses at the Front" [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/c49cae3ecf667bff/thumb.webp)
![Head of a Cow [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/b91cefb1149f906f/thumb.webp)
![Study for "Greek Girls Bathing" [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/ed81f42a8bac4300/thumb.webp)
![Study of Hands Knitting [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/6db2e53680195bdc/thumb.webp)
