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life. His hand retained its cunning to the last ; 

 the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1807 contained 

 three pictures from his easel, the artist having died 

 on the 8th of March in that year, at Brompton. 



He left one son, William Sawrey Gilpin, who for 

 a time pursued the study of art and painted in 

 water colours. William Gilpin, however, possessed 

 little talent ; he became the first President of the 

 Water Colour Society, and was a frequent con- 

 tributor to its exhibitions ; but so indifferent were 

 his performances, says Redgrave, that he injured 

 his practice as a drawing master by showing his 

 pictures. He eventually laid aside the palette and 

 brush to adopt landscape gardening as a profession. 



The accompanying portrait of Sawrey Gilpin has 

 been engraved from a picture kindly lent by 

 Captain Norclifte Gilpin, of Brighton, a descendant 

 of the painter. 



WORKS OF SAWREY GILPIN, R.A. 



IN THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM. 



coil's IN A LANDSCAPE ; three red cows in the foreground of a suniij- landscape ; on 



canvas 24J inches by 18 inches, oblong. Water colours. 

 SKETCH OF A LION AND LIONESSES. 

 A MAAS/ON IN I'KOCESS OF CONSTKUCTION (Fonthill Abbey?), signed and 



dated, 1797. 

 MOUATAIN LANDSCAPE WITH CATTLE AND FIGURES, signed and dated 



1787- 

 TREES AND HORSES (painted with (ieorgc Bauelt, sen., R.A.) dated 17S2. 



