This month’s chosen artwork is ‘Gulliver reprimanded and silenced by his master when describing the horrors of war’ by Sawrey Gilpin (1733-1807)

The Friends’ Secretary Benjamin Hilliam, describes how the artist’s interest in animal welfare and anthropomorphism is reflected in his work.

Sawrey Gilpin (1733-1807), ‘Gulliver reprimanded and silenced by his master when describing the horrors of war’, oil on canvas
Photo credit: York Museums Trust ©