Mark Wallinger Print: The White Horse at Tate

Last updated: 13 October 2026

What the Mark Wallinger print shows

A white horse stands in a flat field, side on, between two electricity pylons. A rough wooden fence runs across the front. On the skyline to the left there is an industrial chimney, under a blue sky with scattered cloud.

Next to the pylons and the chimney, the horse looks about the size of a real one. However, the proposal was for a horse 25 times that size, taller than the pylons.

The horse for Ebbsfleet

Wallinger's design won the Ebbsfleet Landmark Project for Kent in 2009. People soon called it the "Angel of the South". The site is Swanscombe, on the Thames Estuary, where the chalk of the North Downs meets the river.

Tate quotes Wallinger on the site: "I was thinking throughfares, Watling Street, pilgrims, all the immigrants and travellers who had come and gone to London."

The white horse is also the symbol of Kent. His horse is a thoroughbred in a head collar. It stands the way horses pose in racing catalogues and stud books.

Stubbs, Wallinger and Tate

Tate made the edition for Stubbs and Wallinger: The Horse in Art, at Tate Britain from 24 June 2024 to 6 July 2025. The show marked 300 years since the birth of George Stubbs.

Wallinger was born in Chigwell, Essex, in 1959. Then in 2007 he won the Turner Prize for State Britain, his recreation of Brian Haw's Parliament Square protest. His Ecce Homo was the first work on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square. His Labyrinth is a major permanent work for Art on the Underground.

Key facts

• Artist: Mark Wallinger
• Title: The White Horse, 2007/2024
• Medium: digital pigment print on Somerset Photo paper
• Size: 50 x 70cm (19.7 x 27.6in)
• Edition: 50, signed and numbered on the front
• Numbers left: 6 when checked (14, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 27)
• Price: £450, or 10% off for Tate Members
• Sold by: the Tate shop

Paying in instalments with Own Art

Tate is a member of Own Art, an interest-free loan scheme supported by the UK arts councils. It covers purchases from £250, repaid over 10 months at 0% APR.

Representative example: £450 paid over 10 months at £45 a month. Total amount of credit £450, 0% APR representative, total amount payable £450.

It is borrowing, so only use it if you can afford all ten payments. Own Art says missed payments bring fixed late fees and harm your credit file. It is open to permanent UK residents over 18, subject to status. Novuna Consumer Finance, a trading style of Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC, provides the credit. Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm reference number 704348. CoolCuration is not a credit broker and does not arrange Own Art loans. For free, impartial help with borrowing, see MoneyHelper's guide to credit.

Who it suits

• Anyone who wants a major British artist: it is a signed edition by a Turner Prize winner for £450.
• Horse and Stubbs fans: Tate made it for the Tate Britain show that paired the two artists.
• People from Kent: it shows a landmark planned for the Thames Estuary, so it is local history too.

The catches

Only six were left when I checked, so if you want one, decide soon, because a sold-out Tate edition does not come back.

Tate also does not list a UK delivery charge for editions, so check the total at checkout.

£450 is the top of the affordable range. On top of that, 50 x 70cm needs a decent frame.

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FAQs

How much is the Mark Wallinger White Horse print?

£450, or 10% off for Tate Members. I checked the price on the Tate shop on 13 October 2026.

Is the Mark Wallinger print signed?

Yes. All 50 are signed and numbered on the front. Also, six were still for sale when I checked.

How big is it?

50 x 70cm, or 19.7 x 27.6in.

Can I pay for it in instalments?

Yes. Tate is in the Own Art scheme. It spreads the cost over 10 months at 0% APR representative, subject to status.

What is the Angel of the South?

It is the nickname for Wallinger's winning design for the Ebbsfleet Landmark Project in Kent. The horse would stand 25 times life size.

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