Plate Four (Horse Print - untitled)
DateCa. 1755
After work by
James Seymour
1702 - 1752
Artist/Maker
Thomas Burford
ca. 1710 - ca. 1770
OriginEngland, London
MediumHand-colored mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/8 × 15 1/2in. (28.9 × 39.4cm)
Other (Plate): 9 3/4 × 13 7/8in. (9 3/4 × 13 7/8in.)
Other (Plate): 9 3/4 × 13 7/8in. (9 3/4 × 13 7/8in.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1956-124,A
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Seymour delin/ Published according to Act of Parliament / T. Burford fecit. / 4"Label TextThis is the fourth plate from a set of twelve prints of horses by Thomas Burford after the work of James Seymour. A man leads a horse down a path by a lead, while another man follows, carrying a bundle of hay. In the distance are other men on horseback riding through green fields and trees.For other prints from the set see: 1956-122,1 and 1967-37.ProvenanceBefore 1956, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1956-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
