A stone on the left marks the "unparalleled" mile time of just over 2:18 in a work made for this company by John Cameron, showing a jockey riding Dexter, the "King of the Turf.
A stone on the left marks the "unparalleled" mile time of just over 2:18 in a work made for this company by John Cameron, showing a jockey riding Dexter, the "King of the Turf." In a series of works for this company, brigades of men in red operate carriage-driven steam pumps whose smoke mixes with the blazes of a burning building. That series by the German immigrant Louis Maurer depicts The Life of a Fireman and inspired the Firemen's Memorial in Boston. Other artists popularized by this company include Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait and George Henry Durrie, who did many winter scenes. Many works created by this company show horse-drawn sleighs racing through the snow, while perhaps the best-known show a big (*) crowd of New Yorkers gathered in front of the Bow Bridge, skating on the frozen waters in Central Park. For 10 points, name this 19th century American printmaking firm named for founders Nathaniel and James Merritt, known especially for its lithography.
A stone on the left marks the "unparalleled" mile time of just over 2:18 in a work made for this company by John Cameron, showing a jockey riding Dexter, the "King of the Turf.
Currier and Ives