‘RUBBING DOWN.’

– a gentleman holding his horse steady in a field, while his stable boy rubs the horse down. Some equipment is laid to the right.

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Description

a gentleman holding his horse steady in a field, while his stable boy rubs the horse down. Some equipment is laid to the right.

Made by J. Webb after J. Barenger.

Medium: Handcoloured etching / engraving. on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 23.7 x 14.5 cm (9.33 x 5.71 inch). Image size: 19.5 x 13 cm. (7.68 x 5.12 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. Light ghosting from previous matting. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

RUBBING DOWN-HORSE-FIELD-RIDER-STABLEHAND | DPO-PCO-2-201

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Exact source unknown. Dated 1818 in the plate.

Biography engraver: James Barenger (1780-1831) was an English animal painter and illustrator. Although he started as a landscape painter, his attention soon turned to animal (and specifically horse) painting.