Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Edward Burch, 1730–1814, British
after George Stubbs, 1724–1806, British
Title:: Horse Studies in Relief, after George Stubbs
Date:: modeled 1788–1789
Materials & Techniques:: Wedgwood
Dimensions:: Overall: 13 3/4 × 18 3/4 × 1 1/4 inches (34.9 × 47.6 × 3.2 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2001.2.362
Gallery Label:: These jasperware medallions, intended for use as buttons, were originally modeled in wax on slate by the gem engraver Edward Burch. “Mr. Burch’s Bill,” including “18 horses at 16s each,” appears in Josiah Wedgwood’s accounts for 1788–89. Many of these horses can be identified from painted works by George Stubbs. Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2016