Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807, British
Title:
Jockey on a horse with three figures
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 6 3/8 inches (13 × 16.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso: "medium has no place | [...] | [...] as his parts are above mediocrity | [...] and hinder sense | [tre?]atment is joined an extreme jealousy | [...] | on the contrary his jealousy [...]ment carries him into a [...] | years & hurries conviction | impatience/ once experienced - | of sentiment | the most enlarged sense | [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.419
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sporting art | animal art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7354