[Horseracing at steeplechase, spectators in background] – Antique Print
![[Horseracing at steeplechase, spectators in background], [between 1820 and 1860] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1a/1a8bd936ecf9-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with [Horseracing at steeplechase, spectators in background], a historic drawing rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Horseracing at steeplechase, spectators in background]
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A steeplechase in England is the subject here, drawn in ink with spectators gathered in the background, a detail that places the racing among a crowd rather than on an empty course. Steeplechasing grew out of informal cross-country contests in the early 1800s, when riders raced from one church steeple to another over hedges, ditches and fences, and by the 1820s to 1840s it had become a popular sport among gentlemen and their audiences. The record notes that "Engraved" is written on the back, which suggests the drawing was prepared as a model for reproduction in print, a common practice in the period for turning sporting scenes into widely circulated images.
| Created / published | [between 1820 and 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink. |
| Genre | Ink drawings 1820-1850. |
| Notes | No. 29:4. Engraved" written on verso." |
| Subjects | Steeplechases--England--1820-1850. Horseback riding--England--1820-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,298 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-181285 |
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