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1961-78, Print
Brood Mares with their Foles
1961-78, Print

Brood Mares with their Foles

Date1758
After work by ca. 1720 - 1767
Engraver 1727 - 1766
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching with line engraving
DimensionsOther (Plate): 15 1/2 × 21 1/4in. (39.4 × 54cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1961-78
DescriptionLower margin reads: "T. Smith Pin:/ W. Elliott Sculp./ 2/ Brood Mares with their Foles/ Publish'd Jan.y 1758 by T. Smith."Label TextPlate two from a series of six prints related to horse breeding, training, and racing after paintings by Thomas Smith of Derby. This print shows features mares and their foals in a landscape.

To see other prints from the series see: 1961-77; 1961-79; 1961-80,1; 1961-81; and 1961-82.ProvenanceBefore 1961, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1961-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).