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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 13/16 in. (36.99 × 45.24 cm)
Image: 12 × 16 15/16 in. (30.48 × 43.02 cm)
Mat: 20 × 27 in. (50.8 × 68.58 cm)
85.1334.5
Not on view
Printed beneath image, lower left: "Painted by Pollard."; lower right: "Eng.rd by G.& C. Hunt."; lower center: "ST. ALBANS GRAND STEEPLE CHASE. / --March 8th, 1832-- / PLATE 5. WITHIN VIEW. / Chalkley field--a short distance from the winning post, a most interesting struggle down the Hill, Moonraker & Grimaldi lead the field, / Captain Codrington on Bloomfield & Mr Weston on Peacock fall in the Chalk Pit, Moonraker at this hedge clears Seven Yards at one leap. / DEDICATED TO THE GENTLEMEN OF THE 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 vol. 3, p. 10", "338" (circled), and "3/10"; lower left: "2309/ 20682" and "6" (circled).
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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