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Sir Roger Burgoyne Riding Badger

Date:
1740
Item Type:
picture
Sir Roger Burgoyne Riding Badger
James Seymour, 1702–1752, British, "Sir Roger Burgoyne Riding 'Badger'", 1740, Oil on canvas, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, B1981.25.763.

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As pictured in this 18th century painting by English artist James Seymour, men and women of means could afford the money and time to maintain and ride a riding horse. Owning such a horse as well as the horse tack required to ride or harness a horse to pull a chaise or carriage was thus a sign of status.