Conformation and the Parade Ring · The Conformation
Eagle, a Celebrated Stallion
James Ward, 1809 · oil on canvas
What it is
Eagle, a bay stallion, stands alone on open ground under towering cloud, painted by James Ward in oil on canvas and signed with his monogram in 1809.
Why it matters
Ward brought the storm skies of Romantic painting to the stud portrait, and the sky does half the work.
What to notice
The arched neck and the light along the back make the horse a silhouette against the weather.
A reputation, standing still.
Provenance
- Maker
- James Ward, 1809
- Era
- The Georgian Turf (1750–1837)
- Chapter
- The Yard Wakes
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Made
- 1809
- Horse
- Eagle
- Source
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Wikimedia Commons licence tag, read 2026-11-01: PD-Art|PD-old-100-1923|deathyear=1859. The maker died in 1859.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 27x41" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
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- The Links — the other morning religion.
- Painted Lineage — the bloodline, beside the family line.
- Painted Earth — home ground as a period map.