Charles Ansell (born 1752), flourished towards the close of the 18th century was an English painter.
Work
His name occurred only twice (1780 & 1781) in the catalogues of the Royal Academy. He was celebrated for his drawings of the horse, but also drew domestic subjects. His most celebrated work, Life and death of a Racehorse was engraved in a set of six plates by Francis Jukes, and published in 1784 by John Walker Carver & Printseller.[1]
Other works were The graces of archery or elegant airs, attitudes and lady traps and a six plate set The life of a horse.[2] Other works engraved by Peltro William Tomkins[3] were The English Dressing Room, The English Fire Side, The French Dressing Room' and 'The French Fire Side.[4][5]
References
Life of a racehorse Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
Charles Ansell on Artnet
P.W. Tomkins
The French Dressing Room
The dressing room series and others
This article incorporates text from the article "ANSELL, Charles" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.
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