IMAGE
[Medley, Mary Catherine (Taylor) b. 1835 :The old horse on board the Shannon on the line, Sept. 5/71.
- Date
- 1871
- By
- Medley, Mary Catherine, 1835-1922
- Reference
- A-247-050
- Description
A scene showing the 'Dead horse ceremony' on the crossing of the Equator, with a crowd of passengers on the deck, looking up at a horse and rider being hoisted aloft. The scene is moonlit.
Attribution based on style and handwriting
Other Titles - Dead horse, Equator, 1871
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title]
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Ink and wash on paper, 157 x 85 mm
Transfers: Transferred from MS Papers-0254 (Taylor Coll).
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Wash drawings, Sketches, Ink and wash on paper, 157 x 85 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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