William Shaw

The grey racehorse 'Lamprey' and a bay racehorse held by grooms in a landscape

Details

William Shaw
The grey racehorse 'Lamprey' and a bay racehorse held by grooms in a landscape
inscribed 'Lamprey.1727.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
37¼ x 60 7/8 in. (94.5 x 154.5 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 16 December 1921, lot 86 as Lamprey (£46.4 to Mrs. Brand).
The Property of The Hon. Lady Ford removed from Eydon Hall, Daventry, Northants; Christie's, London, 19 November 1982, lot 28.

Lot Essay

'Lamprey', a grey foaled in 1715, full brother to 'Bay Bolton', was bred by Sir Matthew Pierson at Lawthorpe, Yorkshire, and sold first to Thomas Panton of Newmarket and later resold in 1723 to Sir William Morgan. He won numerous races including the King's Plate in 1722 and 1723.

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