An old horse standing in a paddock
Robert Hills (Islington 1769 - London 1844)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1801
Materials
paper
Measurements
165 x 200 mm; 490 mm (Height); 350 mm (Width)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286577.1.2
Summary
Etching, An old horse standing in a paddock by Robert Hills (Islington 1769 - London 1844). One of two plates of etchings of carthorses by R. Hills published 1801, London. The top plate shows a horse standing in a yard with a thatched barn behind. It is shown with its head facing forward. The bottom plate shows an old horse standing in a paddock, showing side view with its ears back. In the background is a farmyard.
Makers and roles
Robert Hills (Islington 1769 - London 1844), engraver (printmaker)