Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John West Giles, active 1827–1865

after Henry Strafford, active 1833–1873
Title:
Four Prize Wethers
Date:
1837
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph with hand coloring on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 x 22 3/4 inches (45.7 x 57.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on back in blue pencil upper left:"(50Xl)"; in graphite lower right: "C"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1985.36.1050
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
obesity | ewe (animal) | animal art | farming | husbandry | agronomy | science
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Dudley Snelgrove, British Sporting and Animal Prints 1658-1874: A Catalogue, The Paul Mellon Collection , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1981, NE960.3 G7 B75 + Oversize (Mellon Shelf) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44967