Portraits of horses of distinguished merit. Part I[-II] : containing ten different examples, carefully selected, with letter-press descriptions.
Published / Created:
Edinburgh : Printed by Ballantyne and Company, MDCCCXXXII [1832]
Physical Description:
2 pt. ; ill. ; 35 x 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Description based on the copy at the Yale Center for British Art (as described in Snelgrove). Parts I and 2 comprise 10 plates; each part has a letterpress title page. YCBA copy includes 18 additional plates without letterpress descriptions. The additional plates are apparently by Howe.
Contents:
Part I. 1. Coco -- 2. Duchess, a Welsh pony -- 3. Swiss -- 4. Hell-Cat -- 5. Highland Mare -- 6. Old Cavalry horse -- 7. Portrait of a charger -- 8. A grey horse -- 9. A light bay horse -- 10. Blucher -- Part II. 1. Normandy pony -- 2. Highland plough-horse -- 3. Sally -- 4. Black Prince -- 5. Clydesdale horse -- 6. Norwegian horse -- 7. Tom -- 8. Rough Will -- 9. Sandy -- 10. Foxbury -- [Additional plates] [16 untitled lithographs of horses with attendants and dogs] -- Bay mare -- M 8.
Subject Terms:
Horses -- Scotland -- Pictorial works. | Horses in art. | Animals in art. | Ballantyne and Company -- Publisher. | Lithography -- Specimens -- 1832.