Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Pollard, 1792–1867, British
Title:
Epsom Races: Preparing to Start
Date:
1834 to 1835
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
12 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches (30.8 x 47.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed and dated, brown paint, lower right: " J Pollard 1835"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.200
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
sporting art | costume | jockeys | Victorian | equestrian | recreation
Associated Places:
Europe | United Kingdom | England | Surrey | Epsom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Paul Mellon Bequest : Treasures of a Lifetime (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-02-17 - 2001-04-29)
Publications:
Judy Egerton, British Sporting and Animal Paintings 1655-1867 : A Catalogue : The Paul Mellon Collection, , Tate Publishing, London, 1978, p. 274, no. 299, ND1383 G7 B75 OVERSIZE (YCBA)

N. C. Selway, Golden age of coaching and sport, as depicted by James Pollard , F. Lewis, Publishers, Limited, Leigh-on-sea, 1972, no. 195, NJ18 P7425 +S45 (YCBA)

N. C. Selway, James Pollard 1792-1867, painter of the age of coaching , F. Lewis, Publishers, Limited, Leigh-on-sea, 1965, no. 166, NJ18 P7425 +S452 1965 (YCBA)

Sotheby's sale catalogue : The Mr. and Mrs. Jack R Dick collection of English sporting and conversation painting part one : 31 October 1973, London, October 31, 1973, lot 32, Fiche B18 (YCBA)

Malcolm Warner, The Paul Mellon Bequest : treasures of a lifetime, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, p. 90, fig. b, N5247 M385 P28 2001 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42330