#49: Plague Arriving, Frederik Simpson Coburn, 1909

If your parents ever sent you to Sunday school, you probably know what the four horsemen of the apocalypse are. Then again, if you’re a Metallica fan, you likely know as well. These figures appear in the New Testament, and apparently, people were pretty obsessed with them back in the early 20th century. 

Where are the horsemen? We’re taking some creative liberties here, but all in the name of artistic analysis. After all, plague is one of them, and a horse is close enough, isn’t it? Now, we just need to find out what happened in Canada in 1909 to make everyone feel so pessimistic.