Gentlemen's Carriages: A Gentleman Driving a Bay Horse to a Tilbury Gig (Primary Title)
Charles Hancock, English, ca. 1795 - 1868 (Artist)
A “gig” refers to any two-wheeled carriage driven by a single horse. Here a fashionable gentleman sits atop a Tilbury gig, which was well suited to riding on rough roads. Hancock successfully portrays the elegance of the wealthy owner’s horse and conveyance, ennobling the scene with the classical archway at left.
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Paul Mellon Collection
2018-2019: "A Sporting Vision: The Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art from the VMFA", National Sporting Museum & Library, Middleburg, VA, April 13 - July 22, 2018; Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN, February 2 - May 5, 2019; Frick Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15 - September 8, 2019
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