The Bucking Horse, Wild West |  Hunterian Art Gallery (46919) | |
| Number: | 295 | |
| Date: | 1887 | |
| Medium: | etching and drypoint | |
| Size: | 84 x 185 mm | |
| Signed: | butterfly at lower left | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | no | |
| No. of States: | 3 | |
| Known impressions: | 8 | |
| Catalogues: | K.315; M.309 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (8) | ||
KEYWORD
circus, grandstand, horse, jubilee, people, theatre, wild west show.
TITLE
Variations on the title are as follows:
'"Wild West" No. 3' (1887/1888, Whistler). 4
'Wild West, Bucking Horse' (1889, Whistler). 5
'The Bucking Horse' (1898, Wunderlich's). 6
'The Bucking Horse' (1902, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 7
'The Bucking Horse, Wild West' combines elements of Whistler's and later titles.
'"Wild West" No. 3' (1887/1888, Whistler). 4
'Wild West, Bucking Horse' (1889, Whistler). 5
'The Bucking Horse' (1898, Wunderlich's). 6
'The Bucking Horse' (1902, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 7
'The Bucking Horse, Wild West' combines elements of Whistler's and later titles.
4: List, [1887/1888], GUW #13233.
5: List, 18 July 1889, GUW #13235.
6: New York 1898 (cat. no. 218).
7: Kennedy 1902[more] (cat. no. 290*).
DESCRIPTION
A view across a circular arena, with a grandstand in the distance at left, and a back-drop along the far side. In the arena, at left, is a bucking horse with its rider. Just behind and to right of them is a group of figures with a flag, and further to right, several other figures and some scenery, possibly a log and poles. In the background are five horses, four with riders. In the foreground at right are two spectators, a man and woman, seated by a railing.
SITE
The arena of the 'Wild West' show, Earl's Court, London. The view is from the same spot as The Orator, Buffalo Bill 293.