Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826, British

after Thomas Weaver, 1774–1843, British
Title:
Portrait of the Short Horned Bull Patriot
Date:
1810
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 × 23 5/8 inches (50.8 × 60 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on back in graphite lower right: "153 | C"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1985.36.1192
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
science | animal art | agronomy | farming | windmill | obesity | bull | husbandry
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Dan Q. Dao, THESE LIVESTOCK PORTRAITS WERE THE ULTIMATE DISPLAYS OF WEALTH IN 19TH-CENTURY BRITAIN, https://www.saveur.com/crazy-paintings-livestock-1800s-britain , Saveur, December 26, 2017, Available Online

Dudley Snelgrove, British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874: A Catalogue, The Paul Mellon Collection , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1981, NE960.3 G7 B75 + Oversize (Mellon Shelf) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21234