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Sawrey Gilpin
1733–1807
(b Scaleby, nr. Carlisle, 30 Oct. 1733; d Brompton, Middlesex [now in London], 8 Mar. 1807). English animal painter. He began his career as an apprentice to Samuel Scott, the marine painter, but turned to the painting of horses, making a name with ‘portraits’ of celebrated racers.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)