Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807, British
Title:
Lord Wennan's Mare Flora
Date:
1749
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 12 7/16 inches (21.6 × 31.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "Ld.. Wenman's | Mare Flora."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, center left: "br?ight yellow" | red darker (mix[L]"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "all bluish black | to the line above"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper right: "mane to be platted"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper right: "blackish"; inscribed in pen and bown ink, center right: "Eye black, rather | small, and no white | seen."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "a fleshy spot"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Took this draft aug. 9. 1749."; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "S. Gilpin."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1998.32.6(3)
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23811