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1961-80, Print
Subduing, Shoeing, The Cavison and Pillar
1961-80, Print

Subduing, Shoeing, The Cavison and Pillar

Date1758
After work by ca. 1720 - 1767
Engraver 1727 - 1766
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching and line engraving
DimensionsOther (Plate): 15 1/2 × 21 3/8in. (39.4 × 54.3cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1961-80,1
DescriptionLower margin reads: "T. Smith Pin./ W. Elliott Sculp./ 4/ Subduing, Shoeing, the Cavison and Pillar/ Publish'd Jan.y 1758 by T. Smith."Label TextThis is print four from a series of six prints related to horse breeding, training, and racing after paintings by Thomas Smith of Derby. The colts are now being prepared for various uses. Some are being shoed, some being trained at a ring, some being tamed with bridles. A small building to the left front suggests a stable. See 1961-77; 1961-78; 1961-79; 1961-81; and 1961-82.ProvenanceBefore 1961, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1961-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).