The Artistic Anatomy of the Horse

For Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, understanding the horse begins beneath the surface. In The Artistic Anatomy of the Horse, Hawkins examines the structure of the horse through its skeleton, bones, joints, and muscles, while comparing them with their corresponding parts in the human body. His purpose is not merely to describe anatomy, but to show how structure shapes the horse’s characteristic form, movement, and expression. Written for artists and students, the book moves from the skeleton to the muscles and from individual bones to the complete figure, providing a foundation for drawing, painting, and modelling the horse with greater understanding and accuracy.First published in 1865, this edition brings Hawkins’s study into a renewed visual format while preserving the character and educational purpose of the original work. A study of the horse beneath the surface—and of the anatomy that gives its form life.

by B. Waterhouse Hawkins

56 pages / Paperback; e-book / ISBN: 978-65-979908-9-4

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