The American Sporting Gallery; Portraits of Horses from Spirit of the Times 1839-1844
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, n.d. [1949]. First edition. Unbound plates in portfolio. [16]p + 14 loose plates, all in original portfolio. Ca. 12 x 16 inches. Corners lightly bumped; folder soiled, rubbed, chipped. No. 434 of 500 copies. Very good. Item #30809
Large richly printed facsimile reproductions of horses portrayed in The American Sporting Gallery, which was “the first group of large sporting engravings suitable for framing to be issued in the United States.” One trotting plate; the rest are Thoroughbreds. Collins provides informative commentary on the original project and on the horses. .The portraits of notable racehorses or sires include Black Maria, Boston, Grey Eagle, Fashion, Leviathan, Wagner, etc. There is also a portrait of Col. William R. Johnson, “The Napoleon of the Turf.” The prints are chiefly after paintings by Henri de Lattre and Edward Troye. Shipping/handling will be extra; please keep this in mind when ordering.
Price: $250.00