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Portrait of a Horseman

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The crisp, taut handling is typical of Seymour's sporting pictures. Although the sitter is unidentified, the landscape shows the outskirts of London, with Lanesborough House (left), and Chelsea Hospital in the distance.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Horseman
  • Artist: James Seymour (British, London ca. 1702–1752 Southwark (London))
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 37 x 51 5/8 in. (94 x 131.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of the children of the late Otto H. and Addie W. Kahn (Lady Maud E. Marriott, Mrs. Margaret D. Ryan, Roger W. Kahn, and Gilbert W. Kahn), 1956
  • Object Number: 56.54.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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