'Conjuror', a Four-year-old Prize Longhorn Bull
G. Gregory
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1836 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
600 x 700 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290466
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, 'Conjuror', a Four-year-old Prize Longhorn Bull, G. Gregory (fl.1836-1846), inscribed lower left; 'Conjurer 4 yrs old' and lower right; 'G. Gregory pinxit 1836'. The bull is shown side view facing right, he stands in a field. Behind are other cattle and a church spire in the distance.
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
G. Gregory pinxit 1836 (inscription bottom right)
Makers and roles
G. Gregory, artist