Bobby
H. L.
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1912 (monogrammed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
220 x 250 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151393
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, 'Bobby', by H. L, inscribed HL/12, bottom right and 'Bobby' on gilt part of frame, bottom centre. A portrait of a pony on his ninth birthday 24th June 1912, according to inscription on back, looking to right. Bought from a man, with his cart, in Rhyl in 1908.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905 – 1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973
Credit line
Erddig, The Yorke Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: '9th birthday 24th June 1912 ... Bobby and his cart were bought from a man in Rhyl in 1908'. Recto: Bobby (handwritten note on bottom of frame)
Makers and roles
H. L., artist