'Trentham' a Bay Racehorse
John Nost Sartorius (London 1759 - 1828)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1777
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1000 x 1260 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290354
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, 'Trentham' a Bay Racehorse, by John Nost Sartorius (London 1759 - 1828), frame labelled, 'TRENTHAM BY/SWEEPSTAKES/SARTORIOUS PINX 1777'. A bay racehorse with a jockey on a race course, three other horses ridden by liveried grooms in the background. The horse faces left, the jockey wears a blue jacket and fawn jodhpurs and a black cap. The rug is navy edged with red. In the background to the left is a cottage with trees nearby.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Marks and inscriptions
TRENTHAM BY/SWEEPSTAKES/SARTORIOUS PINX 1777 (inscribed label)
Makers and roles
John Nost Sartorius (London 1759 - 1828), artist