Trotting stallion Nelson, by Young Rolfe: record 2:10 – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Trotting stallion Nelson, by Young Rolfe: record 2:10 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Trotting stallion Nelson, by Young Rolfe: record 2:10
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A trotting stallion named Nelson, sired by Young Rolfe and credited with a mile in 2:10, is the subject of this hand-colored lithograph. That speed placed him among the fast harness horses that drew crowds to American racetracks in the 1890s, when owning a celebrated trotter carried real prestige. Currier & Ives issued many portraits of famous horses like him, and Louis Maurer, whose signature appears on the image, was one of the firm's most prolific artists for sporting subjects. Each sheet was colored by hand, which gave these prints their bright, individual finish.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1893. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Artist: Louis Maurer (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 6697 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,088 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175199 |
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