Hippolyta (c. 1889)

Drawing

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Edward Martin Taber Family Collection

Drawing of a Standing Horse: A graphite drawing of a horse standing in profile, with its head held up. To the right of the horse, the name "Hippolyta" is handwritten.
Drawing of a Standing Horse

A graphite drawing of a horse standing in profile, with its head held up. To the right of the horse, the name "Hippolyta" is handwritten.

Name/Title

Hippolyta (c. 1889)

Entry/Object ID

S.001.PA.086.G.1889

Description

A graphite drawing of a E.M. Taber's horse, "Polly". Attributed to E.M. Taber.

Type of Drawing

Graphite

Artwork Details

Medium

Graphite

Subject

Animal Portrait

Category

Animal Drawings, Drawings, Works of Edward Martin Taber

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edward Martin Taber

Attribution

Attributed to

Role

Artist

Date made

circa Sep 1889

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Town

Stowe

State/Province

Vermont

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

'Hippolyta'

Dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

4-7/8 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

General Notes

Note

In a letter to Joe Evans, E.M. Taber writes about purchasing Polly: "I have lately purchased a horse [...] I take a great deal of pleasure in her. Like all these Vermont horses she is not large, but very hardy, gentle and prettily shaped, being in part Morgan. I call her 'Polly', which is a shortening of a more imposing name: Hippolyta." (Personal Letter, Sept. 17, 1889).

Created By

Kathleen Garret