Daniel D. Tompkins and Blanc Negre
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution
Accession Number
1973.122.29
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
In 1851, lithographer Nathaniel Currier captured the thrill of mid-19th-century Americanquestrian culture in *Daniel D. Tompkins and Blanc Negre*, a hand-colored print from the Graphic Arts collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum The full-length scene depicts prominent horse owner Daniel D. Tompkins his celebrated trotting stallion, Blanc Negre—a name evoking the horse's striking black-and-white coat—through Philadelphia's Hunting Park. With a sleek cart in tow, the composition emphasizes the duo's dynamic speed and elegance, a nod to the era's booming trotting races. Currier, a pio...