№ 73
Photograph, circa 1902

The Same Riding Group, a Different Frame

The same older boy in a cap, jacket and tie sits on the same horse, the same younger boy on the same pony — only this time, beside them on the left, a grown man in a round hat and dark coat rides separately, while on the right two men stand watching the scene on foot. In the foreground, the same familiar pack of about five terriers mills about again. On the left edge, the corner of a brick building with stone quoins is visible — and in one of its windows, if you look closely, a faint human silhouette can be made out, quietly watching the scene from inside.

The horses, their colouring, the pony, the children's clothes and even the same pack of dogs show that this is another frame from the same 1902 photo session already glimpsed in exhibit No. 72 (M. K. Tiškevičienė Sets Out with Her Children). There, the mother rode alongside the boys; here, it's a grown man. Perhaps the photographer took several shots, changing who accompanied the children, or perhaps these are different stages of the same day's outing.

In the animation, the horses again step straight toward the camera, while the terriers restlessly weave between their legs — the movement, as in the other exhibits in this group, is restored without colour, in black and white.

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