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Equestrian Design: The Volte Renversée to the Right

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Date

1728

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Throughout his life Vanderbank suffered periods of financial crisis due to his extravagant way of living. He was nevertheless a dedicated artist, running a successful portrait practice, and was co-founder of the St Martin's Lane drawing academy (which unfortunately folded in 1724 when his debts necessitated a hasty flight to France). He also produced drawings for engraving as book illustrations. This equestrian design relates to the 1729 publication 'Twenty Five Actions of the Manage Horse', a manual on horsemanship and dressage. Vanderbank's designs were engraved by Joseph Sympson, who tells us in the preface to the book that Vanderbank went to the trouble of purchasing a horse to use as a model.
Gallery label, September 2004
Medium: Graphite and watercolour on paper
Credit line: 'Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996'

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CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 (Unported)

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Location

St. Martin's Lane, London, England

Country

England

Medium

Watercolour