Museum number
2016.3
Object
Framed pastel: A Gentleman watering his Horse by Lewis Vaslet (1742-1808), pastel on paper, c.1783
On display?
No

Further description

Simple name
pastel
Dimensions
framed: 6.5cm (d) x 84.5cm (h) x 61.5cm (w)
Sight size: 74.8cm (h) x 50.9cm (w)
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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