Master Kildare, a Chestnut Hunter, in a Loose Box
F. S. Evans (fl.1885)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1885 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
711 x 89 mm (28 x 35 in)
Order this imageCollection
Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland
NT 1276788
Caption
The horse was owned by George, 20th Lord Hastings, whose stable was at Melton Constable, their Norfolk estate.
Summary
Oil painting in canvas, Master Kildare (race horse) a Chestnut Hunter, in a Loose Box, by F. S. Evans, signed and dated, mid-left: F.S. EVANS / 1885; inscribed on a plaque on the wall of the loose-box: MASTER KILDARE. Label on back of painting, top stretcher bar: W.Boswell & Son, Old Pictures lines, cleaned and restored, Norwich. Canvas stamp: Slade fine art depot
Full description
The horse was owned by George, 20th Lord Hastings, whose racing interests operated from Melton Constable.
Provenance
accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Treasury and transferred to the National Trust in 2009.
Marks and inscriptions
Mid-left: F.S. EVANS / 1885 On a plaque hung on the wall of the loose-box: MASTER KILDARE Back of canvas: Slade school fine art depot Top stretcher bar: Round label, handwritten W 46 Back of painting, top stretcher bar: Label printed: W Boswell & Son, old pictures lined, cleaned and restored, Norwich.
Makers and roles
F. S. Evans (fl.1885), artist