Framed pastel: A Gentleman watering his Horse by Lewis Vaslet (1742-1808), pastel on paper, c.1783

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2016.3

Object

Framed pastel: A Gentleman watering his Horse by Lewis Vaslet (1742-1808), pastel on paper, c.1783

Gallery label

A Gentleman in a Landscape with a Horse
Lewis Vaslet (1742-1808)
Pastel on paper, c. 1783

Originally a soldier from York, ‘Vaslet of Bath’ settled in Bath in 1775. Towards the end of his life, he and his family owned a cottage near the canal by Sydney Gardens, a stone’s throw from the Holburne.

Although he also worked in miniature and oil, most of Vaslet’s portraits were small oval pastels, depicting a head and shoulders only. In this exceptional, full-length example of his work, a benevolent gentleman pauses to admire a delightful landscape while his horse takes a drink.

Gift of Lowell Libson Ltd, 2016

2016.3

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