Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Subject Terms: race (event) / Topic subjectplace ss: United Kingdom

1. Newmarket Heath, with the King's stables rubbing house at the finish of the Beacon Course

Creator:: George Stubbs, 1724–1806
Date:: ca. 1765
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Houghton Meeting, Newmarket, 1913

Creator:: Sir John Lavery, 1856–1941
Date:: 1913
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 x 30 inches (63.5 x 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. An Extensive View of the Oxford Races

Creator:: Charles Turner, 1774–1857
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 1/8 x 36 1/4 inches (63.8 x 92.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. The Round Course at Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, Preparing for the King's Plate

Creator:: Peter Tillemans, 1684–1734
Date:: ca. 1725
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 34 1/4 × 49 1/2 inches (87 × 125.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Over the Sawdust! South & West, Wilts. Point-to-Point

Creator:: Peter Biegel, 1913–1988
Date:: 1953
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 1/8 × 24 1/8 inches (51.1 × 61.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Start at Newmarket: Study No. 4

Creator:: Sir Alfred J. Munnings, 1878–1959
Date:: ca. 1947
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 36 x 72 1/4 inches (91.4 x 183.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. A Boat Race on the River Isis, Oxford

Creator:: John Whessell, 1760–ca. 1823
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 16 x 22 1/4 inches (40.6 x 56.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. The Liverpool and National Steeplechase at Aintree, 1843

Creator:: William Tasker, 1808–1852
Date:: ca. 1843
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 34 3/8 x 71 1/2 inches (87.3 x 181.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Yacht Racing on the Solent

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper
Dimensions:: 6 x 9 3/4 inches (15.2 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Quiz, After His Last Race at Newmarket

Creator:: Henry Bernard Chalon, 1771–1849
Date:: 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 30 1/2 × 43 1/4 inches (77.5 × 109.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. The Saddling Paddock, Cheltenham March Meeting (sketch)

Creator:: Sir Alfred J. Munnings, 1878–1959
Date:: ca. 1947
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on heavy card
Dimensions:: 14 x 28 inches (35.6 x 71.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. Saddling Up for the Grand National, 1919: Before the Snowstorm (sketch)

Creator:: Sir Alfred J. Munnings, 1878–1959
Date:: 1919
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 21 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches (54.6 x 75.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Epsom Races: The Betting Post

Creator:: James Pollard, 1792–1867
Date:: 1834 to 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 1/8 x 18 5/8 inches (30.8 x 47.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Point-to-Point Meeting

Creator:: Sir Alfred J. Munnings, 1878–1959
Date:: 1920
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 x 24 1/8 inches (50.8 x 61.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

15. The Iron Yachts Mystery and Blue Belle in the Match Sailed May 23rd, 1843

Creator:: Print made by Thomas Goldsworth Dutton, 1819/20–1891
Date:: 1843
Materials & Techniques:: Lithograph with hand coloring on thick, slightly textured, cream card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/16 x 17 11/16 inches (38.2 x 45 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. View at Chelsea of the Annual Sculling Race for Doggett's Coat and Badge

Creator:: Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 15/16 × 16 5/8 inches (27.8 × 42.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. A Race on the Knavesmire at York

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and gray ink on thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 x 14 inches (21.6 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. The St. Leger, Doncaster: Preparing to Start

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 5/16 inches (27.3 × 36.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. "Fearnought Going to Run Against The D: of Devon: Smart"

Creator:: James Seymour, 1702–1752
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 7/8 inches (21 × 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. A Match at Newmarket

Creator:: Peter Tillemans, 1684–1734
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite and gouache on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 7 3/8 inches (9 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. The St. Leger, Doncaster: The Finish

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 × 16 7/8 inches (31.1 × 42.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Epsom

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: 1896
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with graphite and gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches (8.9 × 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Doctor Syntax loses his Money on the Race Ground at York

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827
Date:: 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink, pen and gray ink, and pen and red-brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/16 x 6 13/16 inches (11 x 17.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Newmarket Heath, with the King's stables rubbing house at the finish of the Beacon Course

2. Houghton Meeting, Newmarket, 1913

3. An Extensive View of the Oxford Races

4. The Round Course at Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, Preparing for the King's Plate

5. Over the Sawdust! South & West, Wilts. Point-to-Point

6. Start at Newmarket: Study No. 4

7. A Boat Race on the River Isis, Oxford

8. The Liverpool and National Steeplechase at Aintree, 1843

9. Yacht Racing on the Solent

10. Quiz, After His Last Race at Newmarket

11. The Saddling Paddock, Cheltenham March Meeting (sketch)

12. Saddling Up for the Grand National, 1919: Before the Snowstorm (sketch)

13. Epsom Races: The Betting Post

14. Point-to-Point Meeting

15. The Iron Yachts Mystery and Blue Belle in the Match Sailed May 23rd, 1843

16. View at Chelsea of the Annual Sculling Race for Doggett's Coat and Badge

17. A Race on the Knavesmire at York

18. The St. Leger, Doncaster: Preparing to Start

19. "Fearnought Going to Run Against The D: of Devon: Smart"

20. A Match at Newmarket

21. The St. Leger, Doncaster: The Finish

22. Epsom

23. Doctor Syntax loses his Money on the Race Ground at York