Stable Yard with Horses

1784–1795
Not on view
Best known as a satirist, Rowlandson here applies line and wash in a naturalistic fashion to represent a busy stable yard where horses feed on hay outside a large barn near pigs. The artist shows the animals interacting in ways that suggest sociable conversation.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stable Yard with Horses
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Date: 1784–1795
  • Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/8 x 17 1/2 in. (29.5 x 44.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
  • Object Number: 06.1042.22
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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