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No. 1: Horses Taking Their Gallop (Primary Title)

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, Swiss, 1767–1849 (Artist)

19th century
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Hand-colored etching with aquatint on wove paper
European Art
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 11 3/8 in. (23.5 × 28.89 cm)
Image: 8 1/2 × 11 3/8 in. (21.59 × 28.89 cm)
Other (matted): 16 × 22 in. (40.64 × 55.88 cm)
85.1298.1
Not on view
Note use of stippling technique to form bodies of horses.
Stamp on verso: Paul Mellon Collection
Printed beneath image lower left: [D]rawn by J.L.Agasse. Printed beneath image lower right: Engraved by C.Turn[er] (inscription partially trimmed). Printed beneath image in center: "No. 1" (in medallion) and "HORSES TAKING THEIR GALLOP." Inscribed in graphite on verso: "9964", "138024", "After J.L. Agasse / Published 1814 / Extremely rare", and "C" (in circle).
Paul Mellon Collection
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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