Lot Essay
Blue Bonnet, by Touchstone out of Maid of Melrose, won the St Leger in 1842.
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Blue Bonnet, the winner of the 1842 St Leger
Details
John Frederick Herring, Snr. (1795-1865)
Blue Bonnet, the winner of the 1842 St Leger
signed 'J.F. Herring. Sen.r' (on the stable wall, centre right) and inscribed and dated 'Blue Bonnet 1842.' (on the manger, upper left)
oil on canvas
15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)
Blue Bonnet, the winner of the 1842 St Leger
signed 'J.F. Herring. Sen.r' (on the stable wall, centre right) and inscribed and dated 'Blue Bonnet 1842.' (on the manger, upper left)
oil on canvas
15 x 20 in. (38.1 x 50.8 cm.)
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