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Galloping Racehorse & Jockey - Antique Print
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Galloping Racehorse & Jockey - Antique Print

19th century
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Late 19th-Century French Equestrian chromolithograph print Ernest Bodoy - A. Legras Ed Paris. The print shows a galloping racecourse with jockey and retains very good colour. The print is from a piece by the equestrian artist Ernest Bodoy and reproduced by A Legras Paris.

Bodoy used rich colours and set them against a subtle faux bois painted background. The prints has Bodoy’s signature and the A. Legras logo. The print is mounted in a simple wooden frame.

Chromolithography is a colour printing technique popular in the 19th century, which allowed the prints to maintain richly saturated hues and a sense of immediacy that is rare in traditional lithographs of the era. Known colloquially as "chromos," these prints represented an accessible form of popular art, vibrant and affordable, bringing fine art into many homes. A. Legras’s use of this technique reflects enabled him to produce high-quality reproductions.

Dimensions - 48 x 34 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Declaration

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Equestrian Racehorse Print to the 19th Century.

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SA1166851
Description
Late 19th-Century French Equestrian chromolithograph print Ernest Bodoy - A. Legras Ed Paris. The print shows a galloping racecourse with jockey and retains very good colour. The print is from a piece by the equestrian artist Ernest Bodoy and reproduced by A Legras Paris.
fig 1. An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background.
fig 1. Galloping Racehorse & Jockey - Antique Print

Bodoy used rich colours and set them against a subtle faux bois painted background. The prints has Bodoy’s signature and the A. Legras logo. The print is mounted in a simple wooden frame.

Chromolithography is a colour printing technique popular in the 19th century, which allowed the prints to maintain richly saturated hues and a sense of immediacy that is rare in traditional lithographs of the era.

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Known colloquially as "chromos," these prints represented an accessible form of popular art, vibrant and affordable, bringing fine art into many homes.
Rue des Fontenelles

A. Legras’s use of this technique reflects enabled him to produce high-quality reproductions.

Dimensions - 48 x 34 cm

Height
46cm (18.11")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Equestrian Racehorse Print to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1166851
Rue des Fontenelles
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2015

Specialists in french antiiques, decorative objects and french and european paintings.

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An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background.
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Archive I An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background.

Galloping Racehorse & Jockey - Antique Print

Archive II An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background. View II
Archive III An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background. View III
Archive IV An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background. View IV
Archive V An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background. View V
Archive VI An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background. View VI
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An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background.
Galloping Racehorse & Jockey - Antique Print
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An antique French print depicting a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background.
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  • ObjectAntique Prints
  • Period19th century
  • Style19th Century Sporting
  • MaterialPaper, Ink
  • ColourWarm Brown, Cream
  • MotifsGalloping horse pose, Jockey in racing silks, Full extension motion, Publisher inscription
  • SizeH 46 cm (18 in) x W 33 cm (13 in) x D 2 cm (1 in)

This late nineteenth-century French equestrian chromolithograph print depicts a jockey in white silks and a red cap riding a galloping brown racehorse against a plain beige paper background. Created by the equestrian artist Ernest Bodoy and reproduced by A. Legras Paris, the piece showcases rich colours set against a subtle faux bois painted background, alongside Bodoy's signature and the publisher's logo. The composition is mounted in a simple wooden frame and uses the chromolithography technique to maintain saturated hues. The piece measures 46 cm high, 33 cm wide, and 2 cm deep. Suitable for a gentleman's library, this print hangs well above a sideboard to bring traditional sporting character into a home interior. The warm brown and cream tones coordinate with classic decorative schemes, while the dynamic full-extension motion of the horse adds energy to a study or living area.

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Equestrian sporting prints gained immense popularity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in Britain and France, reflecting the cultural prestige of thoroughbred horse racing and fox hunting.

Prints from this era were typically created using stone lithography, aquatint, or steel engraving techniques on heavy cotton rag paper, often finished with hand-applied watercolour washes.

Authentic prints often display plate marks along the border, publisher inscriptions near the bottom margin, fine paper grain, and natural age-related characteristics such as foxing or subtle toning.

Mount the artwork inside a clean wood or gilt frame and display it alongside dark timber furniture, leather upholstery, or brass accents to create a grounded, classic aesthetic.

Frame the print using acid-free mounting materials and UV-filtering glass, ensuring it is displayed away from direct sunlight and areas with fluctuating humidity.
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