Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807, British
Title:
A Perfect Horse
Date:
1760
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 13 1/2 inches (21.4 × 34.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, center left: "The original of this was | drawn by Wm. Seymour, as | his idea of a perfect horse."; inscribed in pen and black ink, on mount, lower left: "S Gilpin 1760"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Arthur Weyhe
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1998.32.6(40)
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:23848