John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)

Mr O'Brien's Jonathan Wild, with jockey up

細節

John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)
Mr O'Brien's Jonathan Wild, with jockey up
indistinctly signed
oil on canvas
22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76 cm.)

來源

with Arthur Ackermann & Son, Ltd., London.
Mr James Donahue, New York.
Mr and Mrs Jack R. Dick.
The Mr and Mrs Jack R. Dick Collection (Part II); Sotheby's, London, 26 June 1974, lot 67, as Caravan (sold $8,000).
The Property of an Eastern University; Christie's, New York, 7 June 1985, lot 243, as 'Mr Isaac Day's Caravan with John Day up' (sold $51,700).

刻印

Engraved by C. Hunt.

拍品專文

The horse in this picture, Jonathan Wild, foaled in 1843, by Stockport by a mare out of Whisker, has previously been erroneously identified as Mr Isaac Day's Caravan, whose colours were also white with a green cap. Jonathan Wild is known to have been ridden by T. Ryder. His most famous victory was at Goodwood on 28 July 1846 when, starting at ten to one, he won by a neck from The Hero who was to go on to win the next two Ascot Gold Cups.
For no obvious reason, the stock of Jonathan Wild's dam were often named after notorious villains. Jonathan Wild (c. 1682-1725) ran a lucrative operation as a receiver of stolen goods, was convicted and hung. The racehorse Jonathan Wild was later renamed The Highwayman.