Attrib. Richard Doyle Demon Escaping on Horseback
An original mid-19th-century pen & ink drawing, Attrib. Richard Doyle, Demon Escaping on Horseback.
This brilliant fantastical ink drawing shows a winged demon riding a galloping horse, travelling at full tilt away from church-like buildings and angel-like forms.
The style and subject of the drawing are very like that of the Victorian illustrator Richard Doyle (1824–1883). Doyle featured galloping horses in a number of his fantastical subjects and the horse in the present drawing is extremely similar to that in a drawing by Doyle titled 'The Knight Pursued by Sprites'. It can also be compared to a Comic Sketch of a Man on Horseback in the Morgan Library & Museum (no. 1986.2548) and a drawing for 'A Book Full of Nonsense' in the V&A (no. E.458:10-1976).
On laid paper.
Dimensions: Height: 14.4cm (5.67") Width: 19cm (7.48")
Presented: Unframed.
Medium: Pen & Ink
Age: Mid-19th-century
Signed: No.
Inscribed: No.
Dated: --
Condition: Overall in good condition for its age.There is some light age toning and small foxing marks in places, more prominent on the verso. Some minor wrinkling to the paper. Please see photos for detail.
Stock number: JY-318
