The Rattlesnake
“The Rattlesnake” depicts a horse twisted in a reaction of fright to a rattlesnake as the rider grabs the horse’s mane with his left hand and holds his hat on with his right. This statuette was second only to “The Broncho Buster” (1986.81.2) in popularity, with some 100 casts produced before Remington’s original models were destroyed in 1921. The Metropolitan’s bronze is almost certainly a posthumous, unauthorized cast done by Roman Bronze Works.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Rattlesnake
- Artist: Frederic Remington (American, Canton, New York 1861–1909 Ridgefield, Connecticut)
- Founder: Cast by Roman Bronze Works
- Date: 1905, revised 1908; this cast, before 1939
- Culture: American
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: 23 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (58.7 x 45.1 x 36.8 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939
- Object Number: 39.65.43a, b
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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