1866, Edgar Degas, Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Degas exhibited this painting in the Salon of 1866, marking his first presentation at the prestigious venue of a subject drawn from modern life. The steeplechase was a dangerous cross-country race that gained in popularity during the 1860s. In depicting a dramatic, potentially tragic, moment from a contemporary sport, Degas certainly drew inspiration from Manet's Episode from a Bullfight, which he had seen at the Salon two years earlier; even the generic formula of the title is similar.
1866, Edgar Degas, Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Degas exhibited this painting in the Salon of 1866, marking his first presentation at the prestigious venue of a subject drawn from modern life. The steeplechase was a dangerous cross-country race that gained in popularity during the 1860s. In depicting a dramatic, potentially tragic, moment from a contemporary sport, Degas certainly drew inspiration from Manet's Episode from a Bullfight, which he had seen at the Salon two years earlier; even the generic formula of the title is similar.