The Stables and Two Famous Running Horses belonging to His Grace, the Duke of Bolton (Untitled)

Dateca. 1752

Engraver Thomas Burford ca. 1710 - ca. 1770

After work by James Seymour 1702 - 1752

OriginEngland, London

MediumMezzotint engraving on laid paper with hand coloring

DimensionsOther (Plate): 10 1/4 × 14in. (26 × 35.6cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-37,A

Label TextThe interior of a stable is shon with two horses wearing rugs. A groom arrives with oats from the left. This print is one of a set of twelve published by Thomas Burford after the work of James Seymour (see 1956-122,A and 1956-124,A for other prints in this collection from CW's collection). The print is based on Seymour's painting "The Stables and Two Famous Running Horses belonging to His Grace, the Duke of Bolton" painted in 1747 in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art.ProvenanceBefore 1967, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1967-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).