Lexington: the great monarch of the turf and sire of racers – Vintage Print
![Lexington: the great monarch of the turf and sire of racers, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/20/209144c3d786-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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Lexington: the great monarch of the turf and sire of racers. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Lexington: the great monarch of the turf and sire of racers
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Lexington, the chestnut Thoroughbred named in the title, was one of the most celebrated racehorses of the 1850s, and his fame lasted well beyond his own track career. Currier & Ives, the New York firm known for mass-produced sporting and Americana prints, issued this hand-colored lithograph for a public eager to see the horse that had become a symbol of American racing. Lexington's later success as a stallion mattered as much as his racing record, since he sired many winners and led the American sire lists repeatedly. The print shows how the racing horse had become a popular emblem of breeding, speed, and national pride in the late nineteenth century.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1850-1910. |
| Notes | Artist: (signature on image). Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 3753 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,231 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174854 |
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