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A Favorable Day by Peter Waddell

A Favorable Day by Peter Waddell

Artist
Peter Waddell
Medium
Oil
Type
Historical Depiction
Credit
The White House Historical Association

A Favorable Day by Peter Waddell

Ulysses S. Grant's Presidential Stables. Peter Waddell, A Favorable Day, oil on canvas, 48 x 60.

Many presidential stables existed over the years, the last and grandest being the one built by Ulysses S. Grant. Finished in time for his second inaugural, the French-empire stable at 18th and E Streets housed Grants beloved war horses Cincinnati, Egypt, and Jeff Davishi's sulky racer Butcher Boy, and carriage horses, all tended by his coachman Albert Hawkins. The stable was converted as a garage for automobiles before being torn down in 1911.

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