A Prize Bull in a Landscape
Richard Whitford (fl.1854 - 1887)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1868 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
508 x 610 mm (20 x 24 in)
Place of origin
Powis Castle
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Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 2900006
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Prize Bull in a Landscape, by Richard Whitford (fl.1854-1887), signed 'R. Whitford' and dated (lower right), 1878. This animal won first prize at Smithfield, London, in both 1877 and 1878.
Provenance
Probably commissioned by Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (1818-1891), and thence by descent; purchased by the National Trust at auction at Bonhams, 20 Januray 2010 (Gentleman's Library Sale), lot 164, with funds from Jeremy Rye and from other gifts and bequests.
Makers and roles
Richard Whitford (fl.1854 - 1887), artist