Edward Troye (1808-1874) was a Swiss-American painter who specialized in animal subjects, particularly horses. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland and studied art in Munich, Germany, before immigrating to the United States in 1831.
Troye's most well-known works include depictions of famous American thoroughbreds, their owners, and their Jockeys.
Throughout his career, Troye worked closely with many of the leading figures in American racing, and his paintings helped to establish a visual record of the early history of American horse racing.
Troye died in 1874, and his paintings were mostly forgotten until 1912, when people started connecting one painting with another until over 300 were found.
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Edward Troye on Wikipedia
3 comments:
Wonderful. I looked at a lot of this work when I was studying horses a couple of years back.
Interesting to compare his horses with those of the famous 18th century English horse artist George Stubbs
Interesting to compare his horses with those of the famous 18th century English horse artist George Stubbs
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