Horse Accomplishments, Sketch 4: A Devotee !!

One of a set of twelve prints that make fun of different sorts of mounts. Here, a man's horse kneels next to a mile stone. Text above reads: "This is certainly a very devout Animal–always on his knees! five times in a ile–constantly worshipping something or other!–what is it now?"

Credit: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959