Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807, British, Book of horse portraits, ca. 1760
- Title:
- Book of horse portraits
- Date:
- ca. 1760
- Materials & Techniques:
- Nine portraits in graphite of horses mounted on pages; pen and ink and gray wash drawings of cattle and horses in landscapes on inside of covers; and pen and ink and gray wash drawing of cattle and horses in landscape mounted on loose sheet.
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 3/4in. (14 x 19.7cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Cover bears a label inscribed: "The cows[?] and horses by S. Gilpin R A of circa 1760-the notes by Wm Gilpin, vicar of Boldre my grand father. / J. Bernard Gilpin / Halifax 1880.
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1998.32.2a-b
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17133
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