Bargaining for a Horse
Bargaining for a Horse

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Bargaining for a Horse,

1851

after William Sidney Mount, American, 1807–1868
Engraved by Charles Burt, American, 1823–1892
Published by American Art-Union
2011-15

Information

Title
Bargaining for a Horse
Dates

1851

Maker
after William Sidney Mount
Published by American Art-Union
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 27.6 × 35 cm (10 7/8 × 13 3/4 in.) image: 19.7 × 25.1 cm (7 3/4 × 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of the Class of 1949 in honor of Karl Kusserow
Object Number
2011-15
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, New York

Inscription
Inscribed on mount in graphite: Herman M. Peinze, Northboro, Mass bought Oct. 3 1942 $5.00 Erased inscription lower right: Al [...] 7 Printed beneath plate, center: BARGAINING FOR A HORSE, / Engraved from the original painting in possession of the New York Gallery of the Fine Arts, / American Art Union, 1851.
Culture
American
Type
prints, engravings
Materials
printing ink, paper (fiber product)
Techniques
mounting, engraving (printing process)
Subject
barns, value (economic concept), horses, farmers, men, figures (representations)

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