image: 13 3/4 in x 17 1/4 in; 34.925 cm x 43.815 cm
Object Name:
lithograph
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1864
Description (Brief):
Hand colored print of a brown trotting horse (Volunteer) standing in a pasture.
Description:
A hand colored print of a shiny brown stallion with a stream-lined, muscular build. The horse stands in a pasture in rocky hilly countryside.
Volunteer was foaled on May 1, 1854 Orange County, New York by Joseph Hetzel. His dam was Lady Patriot and his sire was Hambletonian and considered the most handsome of Hambletonian’s progeny. He was bought by Alden Goldsmith of Washingtonville, NY, the owner of Goldsmith Maid, in 1861. Prior to this purchase, he had been called Hambletonian Jr., but the patriotic sentiment of the Civil War prompted a name change. Volunteer’s best time on record was 2:37 for the mile. He gained a breeding reputation in 1871 and produced many first-rate trotters, including St. Julien who was at once the fastest trotter in the world. He lived to the age of 34, passing on December 12, 1888 on Walnut Grove Farm, Washingtonville, NY. Volunteer was inducted as in “Immortal” into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1998.
Thomas lived from 1834-1904. He was a native of New York City and lived and worked there til his death in Brooklyn. Thomas was a noted theatrical portrait artist, who also did lithography for the firm of Thomas and Eno from 1862-1864.
Humphreys was a painter of oil paintings most notably of the portrait of Rachel White in 1854. After about 1853 Humphreys’ attention turned from sign painting to equestrian paintings. From 1856 on he painted 14 different works of horses and horse races. Due to the number of commissions he received it is believed he was an artist of some renown. His artistic style consists of foregrounds of horses and drivers. He has a very specific was of positioning the legs of his horses as well. Though the drivers are often stiffly rendered, the horses are rendered with an attention to detail. Humphrey retired to Long Branch, New Jersey in 1880, and died that same year.
Eno was a New York City lithographer and publisher, operating under his own name between 1863-1869, and as the firm Thomas and Eno (a partnership with Henry A. Thomas) prior to that from 1862-1864. Eno was born in Connecticut in 1828, and was married to Caroline Eno. He left New York City for Orangetown, Rockland, New York where he died in the early 1900’s.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
