# A Dark Bay and a Grey Horse

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GILPIN, Sawrey](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 71 x 91 cm

## Commentary

A Dark Bay and a Grey Horse c. 1775 Oil on canvas, 71 x 91 cm Private collection The present painting depicts a dark bay and a grey horse in a fenced paddock by a wood. It repeats a motif to which Gilpin returned frequently throughout his career: the portrayal of two animals head-to-head in a parkland setting. It also includes the large dock-leaves in the foreground which appear in innumerable pictures, a habit he shared with Stubbs.

## Related artworks

- [A Black and White English Springer Spaniel in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/a-black-and-white-english-springer-spaniel-in-a-landscape-r4db0253980124d>)
- [A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/a-cavalier-king-charles-spaniel-in-a-landscape-re5bd2547a05b41>)
- [Black and White English Waterspaniel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/black-and-white-english-waterspaniel-r4b084fd3e1ae02>)
- [Mare and Stallion in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/mare-and-stallion-in-a-landscape-r68a0f24d8866f8>)
- [Two Greyhounds and a Mastiff](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gilpin-sawrey-r72b109ca9ec50a/two-greyhounds-and-a-mastiff-r6c2fb662950827>)

## Attribution

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