Untitled
Horace M. Engle
American, 1861–1949
1888-89
A gelatin silver photograph presented in a round format that records a harnessed horse hitched to a buggy in a late‑19th‑century rural yard, made to capture an ordinary moment of work and domestic life.
The circular frame immediately draws your eye to the glossy dark horse in the foreground, set against a quiet tableau of bare winter trees, neatly stacked firewood, a white picket fence, and a simple wooden outbuilding, creating a still, intimate snapshot of rural routine.
Made in the late 1880s, this vernacular image sits at the intersection of documentary practice and pictorial composition, showing how photographers began to treat everyday labor and domestic scenes as subjects worthy of careful framing and preservation.
Medium
Gelatin silver print, printed 1972
Dimensions
diameter 8 1/2" (21.7 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Edward Leos
Accession
471.1973
Palette
Exhibitions
