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Peytona and Fashion's Great Match
Peytona and Fashion's Great Match is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Charles Severin. It dates from 1845 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:lower left in plate: FROM NATURE& ON STONE BY C.SEVERIN.; across bottom in plate:PEYTONA AND FASHION'S GREAT MATCH. / (1 line inscription); lower center in plate: Entered according to Act of Cong gress in the Year 1845 by H.R. Robinson in the Clerk's Office of the District Court ofthe Southern Di strict of New York.; lLp//: LITH. & PUB. BY H R. ROBINSON, 142 NASSAU ST.N.YORK.
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Overview
Peytona and Fashion's Great Match is a lithograph created by Charles Severin in 1845, depicting a dynamic horse racing scene.
Subject & Meaning
The print captures a horse race in progress, with a large crowd of formally dressed onlookers gathered around the track, conveying the excitement and energy of the event.
Technique & Style
Produced using lithography, a technique involving drawing on stone, the image features a lively scene with horses in mid-gallop and a detailed background of rolling hills and distant buildings.
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