Gladiateur
Artist
Léon Crémière
(French, 1831 - 1913)
Dateca. 1865-1871
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 inches (18.11 × 22.86 cm)
Mount: 10 3/8 × 11 7/8 inches (26.37 × 30.15 cm)
Mount: 10 3/8 × 11 7/8 inches (26.37 × 30.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eugenia Parry in honor of April Watson
Object number2017.67.1
SignedArtist attrribution and studio address printed on mount recto, bottom, in black type: "Lèon Cremière, Photographe Paris, 28, rue de Laval"
InscribedInscription printed on mount recto, bottom, in black ink: "GLADIATEUR / NÉ EN 1862 PAR MONARQUE ET MISS GLADIATOR. / Vainqueur en 1864 du Clearwell Stakes à Newmarket _____ en 1865, des 2000 Guinées à Newmarket / __du Derby à Epsom. ___ du Grand Prix de Paris / APPARTENANT A MR LE COMTE DE LAGRANGE / Entraîné par Thom Jennings, monté par H. Grimshaw"
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DescriptionImage of man seated on horse which stands in profile. The jockey holds the horse's bridle and a small crop or whip in his right hand. The rider is dressed in tight pants, tall boots, and an equestrian helmet.ProvenanceEugenia Parry, Cerrillos, NM;
her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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