The condition is very good for a picture of this age, however there are signs of discolouration and foxing. Small mark to the substrate at the lower edge, resulting in some loss of fibres.
12.4 x 15.9cm (4.9" x 6.3")
Sawrey Gilpin RA (1733-1807) was an English animal painter, illustrator, and etcher who specialised in paintings of horses and dogs. Gilpin was born in Carlisle in Cumbria, the seventh child of Captain John Bernard Gilpin, a soldier and amateur artist, and Matilda Langstaffe. He was the younger brother of the Rev. William Gilpin, a clergyman and schoolmaster who wrote of several influential works on picturesque scenery. Gilpin lived at Knightsbridge in London for some years. He became one of the best painters of horses that the country had produced, and was almost as successful in other areas of animal art. He sometimes attempted historical pictures on a larger scale in which horses were prominent, but with rather less success. He was purely an animal painter, and required the assistance of others to paint landscapes and figures. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, London from 1786 until his death. He was elected an associate of the academy (ARA) in 1795, and Royal Academician (RA) in 1797.
| SKU | qg212 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Attrib. Sawrey Gilpin RA (1733-1807) |
| Date | 18th Century |
| Dimensions | 12.4 x 15.9cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Subject | Animals |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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