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Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey
Edgar Degas French
Not on view
Degas exhibited this painting in the Salon of 1866, marking his first presentation at the prestigious venue of a subject drawn from modern life. The steeplechase was a dangerous cross-country race that gained in popularity during the 1860s. In depicting a dramatic, potentially tragic, moment from a contemporary sport, Degas certainly drew inspiration from Manet’s Episode from a Bullfight, which he had seen at the Salon two years earlier; even the generic formula of the title is similar.
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