Tarquin, a prize bull in a paddock

Details

E. S. Gauci, circa 1888
Tarquin, a prize bull in a paddock
signed and dated 'E. S. Gauci/1888' (lower left)
oil on canvas, unframed
20 x 27 in. (50.8 x 68.5 cm.)

Provenance

Phillip Turner.
A. P. Turner (until 1928).

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Descriptif du lot

Tarquin calved 23rd February 1886, sire Sir Edward (10631), dam Kathleen. He was sold to Signor Don Miguel T. Salas Esperauza of Buernos Aires.
The present picture was probably commissioned from E. S. Gauci, who painted for the Hereford Herd Book, to celebrate Tarquin winning at the Royal Show of 1888.

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