Harry Hall (1814-1882)

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Harry Hall (1814-1882)

Mr. Richard Eastwood's Butterfly, a chesnut Racehorse, with Jim Snowden up and a trainer holding a saddled grey hunter with other figures in the foreground, Epsom racecourse beyond

signed and dated, lower right 'Harry Hall/1860'

35¼ x 53in. (89.5 x 134.6cm.)

Provenance

with Arthur Ackermann and Son, Inc., New York

Lot Essay

Butterfly was a chesnut filly by Turnus out of Catherine by Don John. She won the Oaks in 1860 from a field of thirteen runners, starting at 10 to 1 against.

Richard Eastwood and Colonel Towneley were partners (see previous lot).

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