Faithfulness to Nature: Paintings by Edward Troye

Oct 26, 2014 - Mar 29, 2015

Faithfulness to Nature: Paintings by Edward Troye, on view from October 26, 2014 to March 29, 2015 explores the artist’s place within American art history, and his important role in creating visual documentation of the development of American Thoroughbred bloodlines and this country’s rich racing heritage and culture. Highlights include many of Troye’s most recognized portrayals of important race horses, jockeys, and trainers active in this country during the antebellum period; the artist’s first known surviving animal drawing; two acclaimed mural-sized paintings, A Bazaar in Damascus, 1856, and Syrian Ploughman, 1856; and his final painting, Waverly, 1872. A fully-illustrated catalog with essays by Martha Wolfe and Claudia Pfeiffer accompanies the exhibition. 

Edward Troye (American, 1808 - 1874)
A Bazaar in Damascus, 1856
oil on canvas
84 x 64 inches
Collection of Bethany College, Bethany, WV

Edward Troye (American, 1808 - 1874)
Trifle, 1832
oil on canvas
21 x 24 inches
Collection of Kirk and Palmer Ragsdale
photo courtesy Genevieve Baird Lacer

Edward Troye (American, 1808 - 1874)
Henry, 1834
oil on canvas
24 ½ x 29 ½ inches
The Jockey Club