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First Leap (Primary Title)
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 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (36.83 × 45.09 cm)
Image: 11 15/16 × 16 11/16 in. (30.32 × 42.39 cm)
Mat: 20 × 27 in. (50.8 × 68.58 cm)
85.1334.2
Not on view
Printed beneath image, lower left: "Painted by J.Pollard."; lower right: "Eng.rd by H. Pyall."; lower center: "ST. ALBAN'S GRAND STEEPLE CHASE. / --March 8th, 1832.-- / PLATE 2. FIRST LEAP. / On the right of Nass Hyde Farm, Lucifer rode by Capt.n Horne taking the lead, Zanga, Capt.n Forbes thrown at the Gate, Mr Westley on Lilly / going gallantly over him.--the others taking their own course. / 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. Martins Lane." Inscribed in graphite on verso, upper left: "HRH, Vol.3, p.7", "329" (circled), and "3/7"; lower left: "2309/ 20682" and "6" (circled).
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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