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Charles Ansell (born c. 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.

Other works were The graces of archery or elegant airs, attitudes and lady traps and a six plate set The life of a horse. Other works engraved by Peltro William Tomkins were The English Dressing Room, The English Fire Side, The French Dressing Room' and 'The French Fire Side.

References

1. Life of a racehorse Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. Charles Ansell on Artnet
3. P.W. Tomkins
4. The French Dressing Room
5. The dressing room series and others

Attribution:

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Ansell, Charles". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.

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