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Spruce and Bell  & Two racehorses with grooms (© Newstead Abbey)
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© Newstead Abbey

Spruce and Bell  & Two racehorses with grooms (© Newstead Abbey)

Spruce and Bell & Two racehorses with grooms

Artist: Peter Tillemans (1684 - 1734)

Location: Newstead Abbey

Date: 1724

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 51 x 64 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £8,750 (Total: £35,000; tax remission)

Vendor: Lord Bute

Review number: 4725 (1999)

Provenance:
Commissioned by William, 4th Lord Byron; purchased in 1935 for 4th Marquess of Butel; thence by descent

Description:
Both paintings depict 2 racehorses with grooms and hounds in the foreground with Newstead Abbey in the background.

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