Attributed to John Frederick Herring Snr. (1795–1865)
Tom Thumb, by Whalebone, Winner of the July Stakes, Newmarket, 1826
oil on canvas
unsigned
23¼ x 30¼ in. (75 x 56 cm.)
Titled to the frame
Provenance: Christie's, London, 16 November 1951, lot 92
With name plate to bottom central of highly decorative frame This finely executed portrait depicts Tom Thumb, the celebrated racehorse by Whalebone, shown following his victory in the prestigious July Stakes at Newmarket in 1826. Painted in the grand tradition of British sporting art, the work captures the elegance, power and refinement of one of the notable thoroughbreds of the early nineteenth century, a period widely regarded as the golden age of British horse racing.
Attributed to John Frederick Herring Snr. (1795–1865)
Tom Thumb, by Whalebone, Winner of the July Stakes, Newmarket, 1826
oil on canvas
unsigned
23¼ x 30¼ in. (75 x 56 cm.)
Titled to the frame
Provenance: Christie's, London, 16 November 1951, lot 92
With name plate to bottom central of highly decorative frame This finely executed portrait depicts Tom Thumb, the celebrated racehorse by Whalebone, shown following his victory in the prestigious July Stakes at Newmarket in 1826. Painted in the grand tradition of British sporting art, the work captures the elegance, power and refinement of one of the notable thoroughbreds of the early nineteenth century, a period widely regarded as the golden age of British horse racing.
