William H. Hopkins (1853-1892)

The rubbing house, Old Cambridgeshire Course, Newmarket

Details

William H. Hopkins (1853-1892)
The rubbing house, Old Cambridgeshire Course, Newmarket
signed with initials (lower left) and inscribed 'No. 107 "Diten Saddling House"/Newmarket/Painted by W. H. Hopkins.' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
14 x 17¾ in. (35.5 x 45 cm.)

Provenance

H.R.H. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) and her husband Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, KG (1882-1947).
And by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire.

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Lot Essay

H.R.H. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) and her husband Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, KG (1882-1947) were keen racing enthusiasts. Correspondence and newspaper articles dated April and May 1930 show she resided at Egerton House, Newmarket for the racing season.

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