An old carthorse standing in a farmyard, thatched buildings behind.
Robert Hills (Islington 1769 - London 1844)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1801
Materials
paper
Measurements
165 x 200 mm; 500 mm (Height); 360 mm (Width)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286577.4.2
Summary
Etching, An old carthorse standing in a farmyard, thatched buildings behins by Robert Hills (Islington 1769 - London 1844). One of two etched plates, published 1801 by R. Hills, on a single sheet. Both depict horses, the upper plate is two horses under a tree, the one rubbing its neck on the tree trunk. In the background are farm buildings. The lower print shows an old carthorse standing in a farmyard, thatched buildings behind.
Makers and roles
Robert Hills (Islington 1769 - London 1844), engraver (printmaker)