Four horse chariot race – 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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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Four horse chariot race. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Four horse chariot race
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Four horses thunder abreast in this c1875 print, a subject that draws on the quadriga, the four-horse chariot that was the most prestigious event in ancient Greek and Roman racing. Such scenes were popular in the nineteenth century, when artists and publishers looked to classical antiquity for drama and spectacle. The record links the print to Gibson & Co., but that attribution is unverified, so the publisher and the exact date should be treated with some caution. Viewers may want to note the dynamic composition, with the horses' strained bodies and the chariot's tilt conveying speed.
| Created / published | c1875. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | F2599 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Gibson & Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,176 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-113345 |
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