Merry Monarch, a bay racehorse, with F.Bell up, in a landscape
Details
Harry Hall (1814-1882) Merry Monarch, a bay racehorse, with F.Bell up, in a landscape
signed with initials 'H H' (lower right)
oil on canvas
23 x 30 in. (58.4 x 76.2 cm.)
Lot Essay
Merry Monarch was a bay colt foaled in 1842 by Slane out of The Margravine. He was bred and owned by Mr Gratwicke for whom, ridden by F. Bell, he won the 1845 Derby.