Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: John Whessell, 1760–ca. 1823, British
after John Thomas Serres, 1759–1825, British
Title:: A Boat Race on the River Isis, Oxford
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 16 x 22 1/4 inches (40.6 x 56.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Signed, lower left: "J Whessll"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1996.22.37
Classification:: Paintings
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:: flags | spectators | landscape | river | seascape | horses (animals) | canoe | oars | sailboats | team | dogs (animals) | boat | dock | animals | bridges (built works) | race (event)
Associated Places:: Oxfordshire | Oxford | University of Oxford | Isis | United Kingdom | Thames | Folly Bridge | England | Christ Church College
Currently On View:: Not on view
Publications:: National Gallery of British Sports and Pastimes, list of sports and pastimes : the first 600 selected pictures : there are 3,000 and more paintings, coloured prints, etc., which will be exhibited from time to time. , National Gallery of British Sports and Pastimes, London, 1950, no. 164, N8250 L65 (YCBA)
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1545