Milton Menasco (American, 1890-1974)
Mrs Esther Du Pont Weir's Royal Governor
signed 'Menasco' (lower left)
oil on canvas
22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm.)
Lot Essay
Royal Governor was a chestnut gelding foaled in 1944 by Pilate out of Feathers. He was American Champion Sprinter in 1949.