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Struggle at the Bank (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 with a watermark
European Art
Sheet (Trimmed inside plate mark.): 14 5/8 × 17 11/16 in. (37.15 × 44.93 cm)
Image: 11 7/8 × 16 5/8 in. (30.16 × 42.23 cm)
Mat: 20 × 27 in. (50.8 × 68.58 cm)
85.1334.4
Not on view
Printed beneath image, lower left: "Painted by J. Pollard."; lower right: "Eng.rd by H. Pyall."; lower center: "ST. ALBANS GRAND STEEPLE CHASE. / --March 8th,1832.-- / PLATE 4. STRUGGLE AT THE BANK. / At this desperate Bank several leaps were accomplished in a masterly style, many riders unhorsed, Sir Wm.Geary's Arab taking the lead, the others / following at a ratling pace. / 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.9", "331" (circled) and "3/9"; lower left: "2309/ 20682" and "6" (circled).
Paul Mellon Collection
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