N° d'objet
64/100
Titre
The Rutland Ox,
Créateur
Description
This is a print from a lithograph of a painting, entitled 'The Rutland Prize Ox', by W. H. Davis, animal painter to the king, in 1834. It was lithgraphed by Davis, and printed by C. Hullmandel. The ox depicted is a Durham breed, and was bred by Robert Smith of Burley, Rutland. It was a prize winner in the 1834 Rutland Agricultrual Show at Oakham. It is one of a collection of paintings and prints thought to date from the last quarter of the 18th century to c.1860.
Description physique
1 hand coloured lithographic print: light wood frame with perspex
Historique d'archive
TMERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'PRINT – Lithograph // Description // THE RUTLAND PRIZE OX // 1834 // Painted from life and drawn on stone by W.H. Davis, animal painter to his Majesty, Church St. Chelsea. [Signature W.H. Davis 1834] // Printed by C. Hullmandel Lith. W.H. Davis // Hand coloured lithograph 25x 18.7in // Dimensions // Light wood frame // 82.5cm wide x 71.0cm high // Associated information // The Rutland prize ox 1834. The property of Mr. Robt. Smith, Burley on the Hill. This ox of the Durham breed, obtained the 1st prize of 15 sovereigns at the Rutland Agricultural Society’s show at Oakham also the Smithfield Club show the first of 20 sovereigns in class 1. // References: P. D. Carter's catalogue No. 4 p.6 // Rothamsted Collection catalogue No.55 p.21'
Lieu de création
Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London [region]
Date
1834 - 1834
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Technique
Dimensions
- Width 825 mm
- Height 710 mm
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5847.tif - High resolution image
