Art Collections: Paintings

The Race Between Mac and Zachary Taylor at Hunting Park Course, Philadelphia, July 18, 1849

Henri DeLattre, (French, 1801-1876)
oil on canvas, 27 3/4 x 43 3/4 inches
National Sporting Library & Museum, Mr. and Mrs. F. Turner Reuter, Jr. and Anonymous, 2021
2021.3.1

Two horses and jockeys in foreground: lead horse is a brown gelding, the jockey wears a green jacket, white pants, and dark cap. The rear horse is a chestnut gelding. His jockey is wearing a blue jacket with white pants and brown hat. His arm is up and holding a crop. Grandstands in background on right; in a landscape.

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