21.5" x 18" Night Horse Fireback

This fireback's curvaceous frame and rope moulding lend it a distinctive originality. Under a crescent moon, a cantering horse is pictured by a water hole as it eclipses the stars of the constellation Pegasus. The thigh of the horse covers the star Markab, the bottom right star of the large square of stars which is most recognizable feature of the constellation Pegasus. Markab is still represented on this fireback as a reflection in the water with its neighboring star Algenib.