STEEPLECHASING (ONE OF FOUR)
Creator(s): Henry Aiken (Artist)
On view in: Second Floor Library
About this object
Riders at a grassy jump. One horse has completed the jump, and continues at the far left of the painting. Two horses are jumping, and one rider has gone down in the center front of the painting. Two riders approach from the right side. There is a small group of people at the left side of the painting, next to a white flag, and another at the right background. Background shows country meadows and sparse trees.
- Object name:
- STEEPLECHASING (ONE OF FOUR)
- Made from:
- Oil on canvas
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 1849
- Size:
- 25.4 × 35.6 cm (10 × 14 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 51.22
- Class:
- PAINTING
- Signature marks:
- SIGNATURE signed right lower corner: H. Aiken; on reverse: H. Alken 1849
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973