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FAIR ELLEN

Print
01/02/1831 (published)
Artist/Maker
M. A. Pittman (publisher)
Herring, John Frederick (Sr.) (painter)
Scott, John R. (engraver)
Place of origin
London (printed and published)

'FAIR ELLEN'. Dark-coloured racehorse, with distinctive white markings just behind the withers, wearing a bridle, a man in a top hat holding the reins. In the left corner of the foreground is a bottle and a small bundle alongside the horse's rug which bears the initials 'H M'.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleFAIR ELLEN
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Paper
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
'FAIR ELLEN'. Dark-coloured racehorse, with distinctive white markings just behind the withers, with a man holding its reins. Engraving print on paper; After a painting by John Frederick Herring (Sr.).Engraved by John R. Scott. Published by M. A. Pittman, London. 1831.
Physical description
'FAIR ELLEN'. Dark-coloured racehorse, with distinctive white markings just behind the withers, wearing a bridle, a man in a top hat holding the reins. In the left corner of the foreground is a bottle and a small bundle alongside the horse's rug which bears the initials 'H M'.
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 12.6cm
  • Of sheet width: 16.2cm
  • Of image height: 9.4cm
  • Of image width: 13cm
Measured by DH 29/07/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • FAIR ELLEN. (Title, centre below image.)
  • Published by M. A. Pittman. Warwick Square, London Feby 1.1831. (Centre below title.)
  • J. F. Herring pinxt. (Below bottom-left corner of image.)
  • Jn. R. Scott Sculpt (Below bottom-right corner of image.)
  • H M (Lettered on blanket as part of design.)
Subjects depicted
Horse
Man
Top Hat
Bottle
Bridle
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.860-1896

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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