Conformation and the Parade Ring · The Conformation
Grey Arabian Stallion, the Property of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn
James Ward, c. 1817 · oil on canvas
What it is
A grey Arabian stallion belonging to Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn stands at the edge of a wood, in James Ward’s oil on canvas of about 1817.
Why it matters
Owners commissioned portraits of their eastern stallions as proof of the blood they were breeding from.
What to notice
The white coat is built from cool greys against the warm brown trees, and the tail is carried high.
The bloodline, made visible.
Provenance
- Maker
- James Ward, c. 1817
- Era
- The Georgian Turf (1750–1837)
- Chapter
- The Yard Wakes
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Made
- 1817
- Source
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Wikimedia Commons licence tag, read 2026-11-01: PD-Art|PD-old-100-1923|deathyear=1859. The maker died in 1859.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.
Size
$29.00
More from the Stable Wall
Elsewhere in the family
- The Links — the other morning religion.
- Painted Lineage — the bloodline, beside the family line.
- Painted Earth — home ground as a period map.