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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