A Jockey in, possibly, the Duke of Grafton's colours with a Chestnut Racehorse and a Pomeranian Dog in a Park
after George Stubbs, RA (Liverpool 1724 – London 1806)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1829
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
965 x 1219 mm (38 x 48 in)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Fenton House, London
NT 1449047
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Jockey in, possibly, the Duke of Grafton's colours with a Chestnut Racehorse and a Pomeranian Dog in a Park, after George Stubbs, RA (Liverpool 1724 – London 1806). A chestnut horse with a groom or jockey, in colours of blue and white stripes, holding a sieve for corn and a bridle accompained by a Pomeranian dog. The group is set in a wooded landscape with a lake and mountains in the background.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Katherine Salting, Lady Binning (1871 - 1952) to the National Trust as part of the contents of Fenton House, Hampstead
Credit line
Fenton House, The Salting Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: in chalk on stretcher: 103 36/2
Makers and roles
after George Stubbs, RA (Liverpool 1724 – London 1806), artist