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St. Albans Grand Steeple Chase, March 8th, 1832 (Series Title)

James Pollard, English, 1792 - 1867 (Artist)

19th century
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Color-printed and hand-colored etching and aquatint, with selectively applied glaze on wove paper
European Art
Sheet (Trimmed inside plate mark.): 14 9/16 × 17 3/4 in. (36.99 × 45.09 cm)
Image: 11 15/16 × 16 13/16 in. (30.32 × 42.7 cm)
Mat: 20 × 27 in. (50.8 × 68.58 cm)
85.1334.1
Not on view
Printed beneath image, lower left: "Painted by J. Pollard."; lower right: "Engd. by G.& C. Hunt."; lower center: "ST. ALBANS GRAND STEEPLE CHASE, / -- March 8th. 1832.-- / PLATE 1. PREPARING TO START. / The Turf Hotel, with the Horses and their Riders going to the field, preceded by G. Osbaldeston, Esqre. Umpire, and Mr. Coleman, Clerk of the Chase. / DEDICATED TO THE GENTLEMEN OF ST. ALBANS STEEPLE-CHASE, BY THEIR OBLIGED SERVANT, J. MOORE, and Published at his Picture Frame Manufactory, West Street, St. Martin's Lane." Inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: "HRH, v.3. p.6", "328" (circled), and "3/6"; lower left: "6" (circled) and "2309/ 20682"
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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