Alfred Vanderbilt Driving the Coaching Club Pioneer
ca. 1890–1900
Medium
Photogravure (?)
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 23 5/8 in. (29.6 × 60 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William H. Vanderbilt, 1915
Accession Number
15.96.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of Gilded Age America with *Alfred Vanderbilt Driving the Coaching Club Pioneer a captivating photogravure created around 1890–1900 by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt himself. wide panoramic image (11⅝ × 23⅝ in.) captures the dashing young heir at the reins of a grand coaching team, hurtling forward with horses in full gallop and fellow passengers in elegant attire. Vanderbilt, aion of the legendary railroad fortune, immortalizes a moment of high-spirited leisure, showcasing his prowess as a driver for the elite Coaching Club. Coaching emerged as a fashionable pastime amo...