![]() No copies of any digital image shall be made except for personal use, as defined above, or for non-commercial research, private study, criticism and review. No copies of any text may be made except for personal use, which shall mean non-commercial use, by an individual making only a single copy of the text or digital image. All material is provided for browsing and viewing purposes only. The contents of this site, including all images and text are copyright Herefordshire Council. It is interesting for the viewer to surmise who these bareback riders may be. In the background another rider can be seen. The runaway is afraid and the rider is determined to subdue him. The foreshortening of the horse and rider demonstrates Hatton's fine drawing skills and his ability to capture the dramatic moment and the fluid movements of the horses. The runaway lunges away from his pursuer. In the pen and ink drawing the horse and rider gallop towards the viewer. The topic is similar to the earlier work but the composition has changed. This drawing, Runaway Horse is reminiscent of the oil painting of the same title, accessioned as 1975-7/520, completed in 1900. Hatton continued in his studies at Hospitalfields until December 1907 so it is likely that this drawing was completed either whilst he was in Scotland or more likely in Hereford during the holidays. Hatton wanted to improve his skills working in oils and hoped that the head of the school, George Harcourt RA, would give him the tuition he needed. Hospitalfields was an art school at Arbroath on the east coast of Scotland. ![]() In June 1906 he completed his studies at Oxford and in August 1906 he enrolled at Hospitalfields. This drawing in pen and ink dates from 1906 when Brian Hatton, the artist was nineteen years old. You can view a featured object of the week on Herefordshire Museum Service's Facebook page.
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