Sawrey Gilpin R.A. Study Of Swans 18th.Century Watercolour Drawing Ship of the line Thetis dipping Achilles into the

Thetis dipping Achilles into the River Styx

1946 as by Spagnoletto

the sea beyond

1565-1607 after Hendrik Goltzius 1558-1617

Sawrey Gilpin R.A. Study Of Swans 18th.Century Watercolour Drawing Ship of the line Thetis dipping Achilles into theSawrey Gilpin R. A. A study of Swans guarding their nest. Pen ink and watercolour drawing with ruled black chalk border, on laid paper with crowned GR watermark. Numbered 309 lower right. 19. 6 x 32 cm Provenance: Ex. Sir John Witt Collection. Sawrey Gilpin (17331807) was a successful 18th. Century English animal painter, illustrator, and etcher who specialised in paintings of horses, dogs and wildlife. The Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon