Sawrey Gilpin R.A. Study Of A Running Hare 1780 Miss Mellon Beautifully executed on blue wove

Beautifully executed on blue wove paper some age related discoloration and areas of foxing to no real detriment

The breed disappeared with the Revolution

German (or Dutch School) Late 18th Century

Lower edge marked with the 'F' mark

He later served as Director of the National Gallery from 1894-1904

Sawrey Gilpin R.A. Study Of A Running Hare 1780 Miss Mellon Beautifully executed on blue woveSawrey Gilpin R. A. 1733 1807 English School 18th. Century. Study of a running hare, pencil on laid paper. Signed to reverse Sawry Gilpin 1780. 15 by 9. 2 cms. Image. Laid at edges to backing sheet. Provenance: Ex. Iolo Williams Collection. Gilpin was a successful 18th. Century English animal painter, illustrator, and etcher who specialised in paintings of horses, dogs and wildlife. Iolo Williams 1890 1962 leading scholar of British Watercolour