Materials & Techniques: canvas / Period: 18th century / Subject Terms: sporting art

1. The Countess of Coningsby in the Costume of the Charlton Hunt

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 x 29 1/4 inches (63.5 x 74.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Studies for or after "The third Duke of Richmond with the Charleton Hunt"

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: late 1750s
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on four pieces of paper conjoined on canvas
Dimensions:: 10 1/4 × 11 7/8 inches (26 × 30.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Lustre, held by a Groom

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: ca. 1762
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Frame: 46 1/2 × 56 3/4 inches (118.1 × 144.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Lough Erne from Knock Ninney, with Bellisle in the distance, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Creator:: Thomas Roberts, 1748–1778
Date:: 1771
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 22 1/2 x 36 inches (57.2 x 91.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. James Rann (1756-1813)

Creator:: William Williams, 1758–1797
Date:: ca. 1780
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. A Grey Spotted Hound

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: 1738
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Preparing for the Hunt

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 47 x 49 inches (119.4 x 124.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Lamprey, with His Owner Sir William Morgan, at Newmarket

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: 1723
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 41 x 49 1/2 inches (104.1 x 125.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Lord Portmore Watching Racehorses at Exercise on Newmarket Heath

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: ca. 1735
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 5/8 x 49 inches (67.6 x 124.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. The Death of the Hare

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: ca. 1735
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 1/2 x 50 1/4 inches (102.9 x 127.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. Lord Bulkeley and his Harriers, his Huntsman John Wells and Whipper-In R. Jennings

Creator:: Thomas Stringer, 1722–1790
Date:: 1773
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 35 1/2 x 48 inches (90.2 x 121.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. Windham Quin of Adare, Co. Limerick, Ireland

Creator:: Stephen Slaughter, 1697–1765
Date:: ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 1/8 x 50 5/8 inches (101.9 x 128.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Major John Dade of Tannington, Suffolk

Creator:: Thomas Gainsborough, 1727–1788
Date:: ca. 1755
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 × 25 1/2 inches (76.2 × 64.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Sir Roger Burgoyne Riding "Badger"

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: 1740
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 48 7/8 x 69 inches (124.1 x 175.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

15. John Corbet, Sir Robert Leighton and John Kynaston with their Horses and Hounds

Creator:: Thomas Stringer, 1722–1790
Date:: 1779
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 37 3/4 x 57 1/2 inches (95.9 x 146.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. The Death of the Hare

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: between 1760 and 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 60 x 99 inches (152.4 x 251.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. The Chaise Match Run on Newmarket Heath on Wednesday the 29th of August, 1750

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 42 × 66 inches (106.7 × 167.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

18. Peacock, peahen, parrots, canary, and other birds in a park

Creator:: Jacob Bogdani, 1658–1724
Date:: between 1708 and 1710
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 65 3/4 x 54 inches (167 x 137.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

19. The Duke of Hamilton's Grey Racehorse 'Victorious' at Newmarket

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: ca. 1725
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 113 1/4 x 127 1/8 inches (287.7 x 322.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

20. The Countess of Effingham with Gun and Shooting Dogs

Creator:: George Haugh, 1756–1827
Date:: 1787
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 1/4 x 15 inches (43.8 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

21. Partridge Shooting

Creator:: George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 15 7/8 x 20 1/2 inches (40.3 x 52.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

22. Pheasant Shooting

Creator:: George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:: ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 15 7/8 x 20 1/2 inches (40.3 x 52.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

23. Foxhunting in Hilly Country

Creator:: George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:: 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches (31.1 x 38.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

24. The Duke of Devonshire's Flying Childers

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: 1742
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 x 50 inches (101.6 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

25. A Bay Racehorse with Jockey Up

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: ca. 1730
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 x 14 inches (30.5 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

26. One of Four Portraits of Horses - a Chestnut Racehorse with Jockey Up: walking to the left; jockey in buff-yellow jacket

Creator:: Attributed to James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: ca. 1730
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 x 14 inches (30.5 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

27. One of Four Portraits of Horses - a Chestnut Racehorse Exercised by a Trainer in a Red Coat: galloping to the left, the horse wearing white sweat covers on head, neck and body

One of Four Portraits of Horses - a Chestnut Racehorse Exercised by a Trainer in a Red Coat: galloping to the left, the horse wearing white sweat covers on head, neck and body

Creator:: Attributed to James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: ca. 1730
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 x 14 inches (30.5 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

28. Borlase Cokayne as a Boy riding Sultana

Creator:: Thomas Smith of Derby, ca. 1720–1767
Date:: 1751
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 1/2 x 25 3/8 inches (47 x 64.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

29. The Duke of Ancaster's Bay Stallion, Blank, Walking Towards a Mare

Creator:: William Shaw, active 1758–1772
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 40 1/8 x 50 1/8 inches (101.9 x 127.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

30. Releasing the Hounds

Creator:: John Wootton, 1682–1764
Date:: ca. 1745
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 1/2 x 40 inches (47 x 101.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

31. Portrait of a sportsman, possibly Robert Rayner

Creator:: Henry Walton, 1746–1813
Date:: ca. 1770
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 41 x 33 1/2 inches (104.1 x 85.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

32. An Unknown Man, perhaps Charles Goring of Wiston (1744-1829), out Shooting with his Servant

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 45 3/4 x 54 inches (116.2 x 137.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

33. A Sportsman

Creator:: Edward Haytley, active 1740–1761
Date:: 1752
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 3/8 x 14 3/8 inches (51.8 x 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

34. A Party Angling

Creator:: George Morland, 1763–1804
Date:: 1789
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

35. Tiger Hunting in the East Indies

Creator:: Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Date:: 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 32 5/8 x 50 inches (82.9 x 127 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

36. John Sidey and his Hounds at a Farmhouse near Hadleigh, Suffolk

Creator:: James Dunthorne, 1730–1815
Date:: 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 35 1/2 x 54 inches (90.2 x 137.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

37. An Exercise in Haute Ecole: the Passage to the Left along a Wall, after Vanderbank

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1730
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 18 1/2 x 12 inches (47 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

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1. The Countess of Coningsby in the Costume of the Charlton Hunt

2. Studies for or after "The third Duke of Richmond with the Charleton Hunt"

3. Lustre, held by a Groom

4. Lough Erne from Knock Ninney, with Bellisle in the distance, County Fermanagh, Ireland

5. James Rann (1756-1813)

6. A Grey Spotted Hound

7. Preparing for the Hunt

8. Lamprey, with His Owner Sir William Morgan, at Newmarket

9. Lord Portmore Watching Racehorses at Exercise on Newmarket Heath

10. The Death of the Hare

11. Lord Bulkeley and his Harriers, his Huntsman John Wells and Whipper-In R. Jennings

12. Windham Quin of Adare, Co. Limerick, Ireland

13. Major John Dade of Tannington, Suffolk

14. Sir Roger Burgoyne Riding "Badger"

15. John Corbet, Sir Robert Leighton and John Kynaston with their Horses and Hounds

16. The Death of the Hare

17. The Chaise Match Run on Newmarket Heath on Wednesday the 29th of August, 1750

18. Peacock, peahen, parrots, canary, and other birds in a park

19. The Duke of Hamilton's Grey Racehorse 'Victorious' at Newmarket

20. The Countess of Effingham with Gun and Shooting Dogs

21. Partridge Shooting

22. Pheasant Shooting

23. Foxhunting in Hilly Country

24. The Duke of Devonshire's Flying Childers

25. A Bay Racehorse with Jockey Up

26. One of Four Portraits of Horses - a Chestnut Racehorse with Jockey Up: walking to the left; jockey in buff-yellow jacket

27. One of Four Portraits of Horses - a Chestnut Racehorse Exercised by a Trainer in a Red Coat: galloping to the left, the horse wearing white sweat covers on head, neck and body

28. Borlase Cokayne as a Boy riding Sultana

29. The Duke of Ancaster's Bay Stallion, Blank, Walking Towards a Mare

30. Releasing the Hounds

31. Portrait of a sportsman, possibly Robert Rayner

32. An Unknown Man, perhaps Charles Goring of Wiston (1744-1829), out Shooting with his Servant

33. A Sportsman

34. A Party Angling

35. Tiger Hunting in the East Indies

36. John Sidey and his Hounds at a Farmhouse near Hadleigh, Suffolk

37. An Exercise in Haute Ecole: the Passage to the Left along a Wall, after Vanderbank