American eclipse: The celebrated racehorse and sire of racers – Historic Reproduction
![American eclipse: The celebrated racehorse and sire of racers, [New York] : Currier & Ives, 1880. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2c/2ce43342ce09-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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A window into the past: American eclipse: The celebrated racehorse and sire of racers, preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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American eclipse: The celebrated racehorse and sire of racers
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Most pictures on this board show horses in motion, but this 1880 Currier & Ives lithograph honors one animal in particular: American Eclipse, a chestnut Thoroughbred stallion whose name appears in the title as "the celebrated racehorse and sire of racers." He was famous in the 1820s for his match races on Long Island, and his later success as a stud, which produced many winning runners, made him one of the most influential sires of his era. The print was issued more than 30 years after his death in 1847, so it reflects how Americans remembered a racing hero of the early 19th century.
| Created / published | [New York] : Currier & Ives, 1880. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1880. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0140. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,184 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174031 |
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