'Juniper', a Bay Racehorse, held by a Groom probably on Doncaster Race-course; with the 1774 Doncaster Gold Cup displayed
Sawrey Gilpin, RA (1733 - 1807)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1774 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
620 x 745 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290359
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, 'Juniper', a Bay Racehorse, held by a Groom probably on Doncaster Race-course; with the 1774 Doncaster Gold Cup displayed by Sawrey Gilpin, RA (Scalesby Castle 1733 – Brompton 1807), signed and dated, lower left: S. Gilpin 1774. A bay racehorse is being held by a groom wearing navy blue and red livery. The horse faces right and behind the groom is a tall column with a gilt cup and cover on top. The horse has a navy rug with red edging and the groom has a red waistcoat and blue coat lined with red. In the background is a race-course.
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 with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund by the National Trust in 1985)
Marks and inscriptions
S. Gilpin 1774 (inscribed lower left)
Makers and roles
Sawrey Gilpin, RA (1733 - 1807), artist