Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Sir Alfred J. Munnings, 1878–1959, British

Title:

Saddling Up for the Grand National, 1919: Before the Snowstorm

Date:

1919

Materials & Techniques:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Signed, lower right: "A. J. Munnings"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Accession Number:

B2001.2.229

Classification:

Paintings

Collection:

Paintings and Sculpture

Subject Terms:

Currently On View:

Not on view

Exhibition History:

Munnings - Out in the Open (National Sporting Library and Museum, 2013-04-24 - 2013-09-15)

The Paul Mellon Bequest : Treasures of a Lifetime (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-02-17 - 2001-04-29)

Publications:

Munnings, Out in the Open : the open-air works of Sir Alfred James Munnings (English, 1878-1959) , National Sporting Library and Museum, Middleburg, VA, 2013, pp. 75, 76-77, 128, pl.44, NJ18.M9625 M8 2013 (YCBA)

Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 1, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)

Sir Alfred Munnings : some early works, Tate Publishing, London, V 2848 (YCBA)

Thrill of the 'chace : steeplechase in art, National Sporting Library and Museum, Middleburg : VA, p. 15, fig. 5, SF359 .P44 2020 (YCBA)

Malcolm Warner, The Paul Mellon Bequest : treasures of a lifetime, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, p. 99, N5247 M385 P28 2001 (YCBA)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:45341