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William Henry Davis (fl.1803-1849)
A Portrait of the Rutland Prize Ox 1834, property of Mr Robert Smith, Burley on the Hill
signed lower left W.H. Davis, and signed and inscribed on the reverse The Rutland Prize Ox 1834, property of Mr Robt. Smith, Burley on the Hill. This Ox of the Durham breed obtained first prize of 15gns at the Rutland Agricultural Soc. Show at Oakham also at the Smithfield Club Show, a prize of 20gs in class 1. Painted from life W.H. Davis,
Chelsea (Animal painter to the Queen);
oil on canvas
23½ x 33¼in. (59.7 x 84.3cm)
A Portrait of the Rutland Prize Ox 1834, property of Mr Robert Smith, Burley on the Hill
signed lower left W.H. Davis, and signed and inscribed on the reverse The Rutland Prize Ox 1834, property of Mr Robt. Smith, Burley on the Hill. This Ox of the Durham breed obtained first prize of 15gns at the Rutland Agricultural Soc. Show at Oakham also at the Smithfield Club Show, a prize of 20gs in class 1. Painted from life W.H. Davis,
Chelsea (Animal painter to the Queen);
oil on canvas
23½ x 33¼in. (59.7 x 84.3cm)