A sculpture of a man riding a bucking horse around a rattlesnake.

The Rattlesnake

Frederic Remington (1861-1909)

Date

1905-1908, cast 1914
Object Type

Sculptures
Medium

Bronze
Contributors

Cast by Roman Bronze Works
Object Format

Lost-wax casting
Dimensions

23 7/8 x 17 5/8 x 12 1/4 in.
Edition

No. 41 of 100 estimated casts made before the ordered destruction of the molds. Only the first 20 are believed to be lifetime casts. Estate cast, #41, R.B.W. Ledger date 12/31/1914. Cast from enlarged and changed model of 1908.
Inscriptions

On the top of the base: Copyright BY \ Frederic R[em]ington
Foundry Mark:
On the side of the base: Roman Bronze Works. N-Y-
On the inside the base: No. 41 --
Collection Name

Amon G. Carter Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Amon G. Carter Collection
Accession Number

1961.1
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

Part of: Amon G. Carter Collection

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