Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
David Dalby of York, 1780–1849, British
Title:
Signal, a Grey Arab, with a Groom in the Desert
Date:
1820 or 1829
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
24 1/8 x 34 3/8 inches (61.3 x 87.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in paint, lower center: "Signal."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.192
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
horse (animal) | animal art | camels (mammals) | desert | sporting art | tent | costume | equestrian
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Christie's sale catalogue : Fine sporting pictures and drawings : 21 July 1967, Christie's, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, July 21, 1967, p. 4, lot 5, Fiche B51 (YCBA)

Judy Egerton, British Sporting and Animal Paintings 1655-1867 : A Catalogue : The Paul Mellon Collection, , Tate Publishing, London, 1978, p. 290, no. 310, pl. 102, ND1383 G7 B75 OVERSIZE (YCBA)

Lawrence Trevelyan Weaver, Painter of pedigree, Thomas Weaver of Shrewsbury, Animal Artist of the Agricultural Revolution, London, p. 234, NJ18.W3733 W43 2017 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41296