John Frederick Herring, Sr.* (British, 1795-1865)

The Hon. Edward Petre's The Colonel with William Scott Up

Details

John Frederick Herring, Sr.* (British, 1795-1865)
The Hon. Edward Petre's The Colonel with William Scott Up
signed 'J.F.Herring 1828' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.)

Provenance

The Earl of Rosebery
Lady Sybil Grant, The Durdans
with Frank Partridge, New York
with Arthur Ackermann & Son, London (acquired by Mr. Evans 3 November 1981)

Exhibited

New York, Frank Partridge, Fine English Sporting Pictures, 1959, p. 15, illustrated
London, Arthur Ackermann & Son, Annual Sporting Art Exhibition, 1980, no. 20, illustrated

Lot Essay

Bred by Mr. Wyvill, The Colonel was by Whisker out of My Lady's Dam. Purchased by the Hon. Edward Petre as a yearling, at two he won three races. At three, he won the 1828 St. Leger and was second in the run off for the Derby (won by Cadland), after the first dead-heat in Derby history. Purchased by His Majesty King George IV for 4,000, he won the 1830 Craven Stakes and Great Park Stakes at Epsom as well as a race at Stockbridge. He repeated his Craven Stakes win in 1831 and was retired to stud at Hampton Court.

Please see note to the preceding lot.

For a painting of The Colonel by James Pollard, please see lot 29.