Airedale Heifer with East Riddlesden Hall, in the background
Richard Gilson Reeve (London 1803 – 1889)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1830 - 1840
Materials
Place of origin
Gough Square
Collection
East Riddlesden Hall, West Yorkshire
NT 201755
Summary
Print, coloured engraving in original wooden frame. Shows right profile view of heifer known as the Airedale Heifer with East Riddleston Hall in the background. Inscription below. Engraved by Richard Gilson Reeve (London 1803 – 1889). This large cow was bred for size and weight by its owner, Mr Slingsby of Carlton-in-Craven, who kept it on the East Riddlesden Hall estate where his sister and brother-in-law were tenants. It was said to have been 3.5 metres (over 11 feet) long and weighed more than a ton and became a much-visited local animal celebrity until its slaughter following a serious injury in 1830. It is still remembered in the name of a local pub. The heifer was recorded in a (now lost) painting by Keighley artist John Bradley (1787-1844), from which this print was produced c.1831.
Provenance
Gift of descendants of Grange family who were tenants at East Riddlesden Hall in the 19th century..
Makers and roles
Richard Gilson Reeve (London 1803 – 1889), engraver (printmaker)