State Man

State Man – “Making the Break” Print

Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper. Resistance to ageing of more than 100 years, making this the perfect paper for fine art prints.

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State Man has won the Punchestown Champion Hurdle three times, securing consecutive victories in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Paul Townend, he cemented his status as a top-class performer with a remarkable hat-trick in the prestigious Grade 1 contest. In 2025, in the Punchestown Boodles Champion Hurdle, he surged clear after the second-last hurdle, opening up a commanding lead before crossing the winning post approximately 15 lengths ahead, in a dominant and comfortable victory.
Ahead of the race, during a tactics discussion, Mullins highlighted Townend’s approach: “ride him like he’s the best horse and forget about everything else” — a strategy that proved decisive.

A limited edition print from the original painting signed by the Equestrian and Landscape artist David Paton.

Print Size Guide

All prints come in 3 sizes, Medium, Large & XLarge.

Medium – 60cm (23⅔” approx.) wide

Large – 90cm (35½” approx.) wide

XLarge – 120cm (47¼” approx.) wide

As the prints are exact reproduction, the heights vary depending on the canvas sizes of the original painting. Please see the size options on individual prints.

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Print Care & Preparation

When your print arrives in the post, do not open it straight away.
Resisting that urge is crucial for preserving your artwork.

Print Care Your print is a fine art product and, while robust, it’s still delicate.

The tube it is posted in offers vital protection during transport and storage. Here’s why taking it directly to your framer is the best approach: Unrolling is easy, but re-rolling and re-inserting the artwork back into the tube without damaging it can be quite challenging.

Professional Handling: Framers are equipped with the right tools and expertise (and often cotton gloves!) to safely unroll, inspect, and prepare your print for framing without causing any accidental creases, smudges, or tears.

Framing

Prints tend to look there best behind simple clean frames. The best frame colours to use are plain white, black, grey or
ash white moulding. I would advise to leave the 40cm white border as it displays the title of the print and the artist signa-
ture which gives a feel of authenticty your limited editon print.

Mounts

Always place your print behind glass. While our fine art paper is quite robust, it remains a paper-based print and requires
the essential protection that glass provides.