Portraiture of a Celebrated Trotting Mare

An 18th/19th-century hand-colored English sporting engraving of a saddled, riderless horse

Visual Details

Description

Shows a saddled trotting mare with her head lowered. In the background to the right, a white milestone reads “V Miles From Westm Bridge,” placing the scene on the outskirts of London during that era.

The Subject

English Sporting Art; Equestrian history.

Technical Specifications

Cook (Engraver)
Engraving on metal, hand-colored with watercolor
Late 18th or Early 19th Century
“Portraiture of a celebrated TROTTING MARE the property of Mr. OGDEN.”; “Cook sculp.”; milestone reads “V Miles From Westm Bridge”.
Antique cotton or linen paper (shows natural foxing)
London, England

Historical Significance

Another fine example of highly collectible English Sporting Art, documenting specific celebrated horses owned by the British elite

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