George IV Phaeton #00
ca. 1865
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor, metallic ink and gouache with gum arabic
Dimensions
sheet: 4 15/16 x 9 in. (12.5 x 22.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Brewster, 1923
Accession Number
23.112.3051
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th carriage design with *George IV Phaeton00*, a exquisite drawing created around 1865 by the esteemed New York firm Brewster & Co., with contributions from designer Channing Britton. small-scale work (just under 5 by 9 inches) captures the refined lines of a phaeton—a lightweight, open four-wheeled carriage favored by the elite for its speed and style. Named after King George IV, who popularized the form, this model exemplifies the luxury vehicles Brewster & Co. crafted for America's wealthiest families, blending British heritage with American innovation. Bre...
About the Artist
Brewster & Co.|Channing Britton
**Brewster & Co.** Brewster & Company, a premier American coachbuilder renowned for its exquisite carriage designs, was established in 1810 in New Haven, Connecticut, by James Brewster (1788–1866). Born in 1788, Brewster trained as a wagonmaker's apprentice starting at age 16 in Northampton, Massachusetts, before relocating to New Haven, where he set up his workshop and quickly gained acclaim for...