Genre: sporting art / Work Type: watercolor / Subject Terms: race (event)

1. A Race Meeting at Newmarket Heath

Creator:: Jan Wyck, ca. 1645–1700, Dutch, active in Britain (from ca. 1664)
Date:: ca. 1671
Medium:: Gray wash with pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 16 1/2 inches (24.1 × 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

2. Point-to-Point Racing

Creator:: Hablot Knight Browne, 1815–1882, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, charcoal, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/16 × 9 15/16 inches (13.8 × 25.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Annual Sculling Race for Doggett's Coat and Badge

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Date:: between 1805 and 1810
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 11/16 × 9 3/16 inches (14.4 × 23.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. The St. Leger, Doncaster: The Finish

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 × 16 7/8 inches (31.1 × 42.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Epsom

Creator:: unknown artist, nineteenth century
Date:: 1896
Medium:: Watercolor with graphite and gouache on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches (8.9 × 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Steeplechasing: Four Riders Taking a Ditch and an Oxer

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 16 3/16 inches (25.2 × 41.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Steeplechasing: Five Riders Galloping Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 16 1/8 inches (25.1 × 41 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Taking a Brook, Spectators on Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/16 × 14 11/16 inches (26.5 × 37.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Steeplechasing: The Field Jumping in and Out of a Lane

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 × 14 5/8 inches (26.7 × 37.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Steeplechasing: Two Riders Taking a Wooden Fence

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 3/4 inches (27 × 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Steeplechasing: The Field taking a Stone Wall and Gate

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 9/16 × 14 5/8 inches (26.8 × 37.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Taking a Brook

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: ca. 1825
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (26 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Steeplechasing: The Field taking a Low Rail and a Brook

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 14 7/8 inches (27 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Three Racehorses with Jockeys Up Galloping in a Group to Left

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 11/16 × 17 3/4 inches (27.1 × 45.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Galloping to Right, Mounted Spectators in Background

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (26 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Two Jockeys Galloping Neck and Neck to Right

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 15/16 × 12 3/4 inches (22.7 × 32.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Racing Scene

Creator:: Samuel Howitt, 1756–1822, British
Date:: 1792
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, and gray ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 11 9/16 × 15 15/16 inches (29.4 × 40.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. View at Chelsea of the Annual Sculling Race for Doggett's Coat and Badge

Creator:: Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 15/16 × 16 5/8 inches (27.8 × 42.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. A Race on the Knavesmire at York

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and gray ink on thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 x 14 inches (21.6 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. The St. Leger, Doncaster: Preparing to Start

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 5/16 inches (27.3 × 36.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Steeplechasing: The Start

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 6 1/8 inches (25.2 × 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Doctor Syntax loses his Money on the Race Ground at York

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Date:: 1820
Medium:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and black ink, pen and gray ink, and pen and red-brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 5/16 x 6 13/16 inches (11 x 17.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. A Crowded Race Meeting

Creator:: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Date:: between 1805 and 1810
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 9 1/2 inches (14.9 × 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. A Match at Newmarket

Creator:: Peter Tillemans, 1684–1734, Flemish, active in Britain (from 1708)
Date:: undated
Medium:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite and gouache on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 7 3/8 inches (9 × 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Steeplechasing: The Field Coming up to a Ditch

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 16 3/16 inches (25.1 × 41.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Steeplechasing: The Field Jumping Into and Out of a Lane

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (26 × 36.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Steeplechasing: The Finish

Creator:: Henry Thomas Alken, 1785–1851, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/16 × 14 11/16 inches (26.5 × 37.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. A Race Meeting at Newmarket Heath

2. Point-to-Point Racing

3. The Annual Sculling Race for Doggett's Coat and Badge

4. The St. Leger, Doncaster: The Finish

5. Epsom

6. Steeplechasing: Four Riders Taking a Ditch and an Oxer

7. Steeplechasing: Five Riders Galloping Right

8. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Taking a Brook, Spectators on Right

9. Steeplechasing: The Field Jumping in and Out of a Lane

10. Steeplechasing: Two Riders Taking a Wooden Fence

11. Steeplechasing: The Field taking a Stone Wall and Gate

12. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Taking a Brook

13. Steeplechasing: The Field taking a Low Rail and a Brook

14. Three Racehorses with Jockeys Up Galloping in a Group to Left

15. Steeplechasing: Three Riders Galloping to Right, Mounted Spectators in Background

16. Two Jockeys Galloping Neck and Neck to Right

17. Racing Scene

18. View at Chelsea of the Annual Sculling Race for Doggett's Coat and Badge

19. A Race on the Knavesmire at York

20. The St. Leger, Doncaster: Preparing to Start

21. Steeplechasing: The Start

22. Doctor Syntax loses his Money on the Race Ground at York

23. A Crowded Race Meeting

24. A Match at Newmarket

25. Steeplechasing: The Field Coming up to a Ditch

26. Steeplechasing: The Field Jumping Into and Out of a Lane

27. Steeplechasing: The Finish