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1961-79, Print
Catching the Colts
1961-79, Print

Catching the Colts

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 number1961-79
DescriptionLower margin reads: "T. Smith pin./ W. Elliott Sculp./ 3/ Catching the Colts/ Publish'd Jan.y 1758 by T. Smith."Label TextThis is print three from a series of six prints related to horse breeding, training, and racing after paintings by Thomas Smith of Derby. The colts are grown enough to be trained and men have come out to the pastures to catch them. See 1961-77; 1961-78; 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).