1788
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A Cart Race is a 1788 by Thomas Rowlandson, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting depicts a chaotic scene of a cart race, with multiple carts and horses in motion. The carts are green, and the horses are brown and white. People are falling out of the carts, and some are running alongside them. In the background, there are buildings and a church steeple. The scene is full of energy and movement, with the carts and horses taking center stage. The people in the scene are dressed in colorful clothing, adding to the overall sense of vibrancy. This painting is a great example of the Romanticism movement, which emphasized emotion and imagination. To learn more about this style, explore the Romanticism movement.
Thomas Rowlandson (; 13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation.
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