Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Henry Walton, 1746–1813, British
Title:
Portrait of a sportsman, possibly Robert Rayner
Date:
ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
41 x 33 1/2 inches (104.1 x 85.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Possibly signed, lower right, but obscured by retouching.
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.90
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
dog (animal) | rifle | sporting art | hunting
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)

Painting in England 1700-1850 - From The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
Publications:
Judy Egerton, British Sporting and Animal Paintings 1655-1867 : A Catalogue : The Paul Mellon Collection, , Tate Publishing, London, 1978, pp. 135-136, no. 129, ND1383 G7 B75 OVERSIZE (YCBA)

Painting in England 1700-1850 from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, The Royal Academy of Arts Winter Exhibition 1964-65., , Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK, 1964, p. 67 (v.1), no. 245, N5220.M45 R69 1964 (YCBA)

Malcolm Warner, The Paul Mellon Bequest : treasures of a lifetime, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, p. 52, N5247 M385 P28 2001 (YCBA)

Yale University Art Gallery, Painting in England, 1700-1850, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon : [exhibition at] Yale University Art Gallery, April 15-June 20, 1965, , vol. 1, W. Clowes and sons, New Haven, 1965, p. 56 (v.1), no. 209, ND466 Y35 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42749