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1811

Thomas Rowlandson

Associated Names
Thomas Rowlandson

Artist, British, 1756 - 1827

The image depicts a horse racing event from an elevated viewpoint. The background shows a sloping horizon with hills and scattered trees. The sky has soft clouds against a light blue backdrop. The color scheme is vibrant with bright pastels and earthy tones. In the foreground, spectators and horseback riders gather around a platform where officials stand under a red roof. Further back, jockeys in colorful attire prepare for the race. Tents and stands in the distance indicate more spectators.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.3 × 54.6 cm (13 7/8 × 21 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.1352

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Grego 1880, Vol. II, no. 220

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1880

  • Grego, Joseph. Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures. 2 vols. London: Chattoand Windus, 1880. Reprint. New York: Collector's Editions, 1970.

Wikidata ID

Q65086911

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