Mr John Bowes's 'Daniel O'Rourke' with Frank Butler up
Harry Hall
- Art Funded
- 2011
- Dimensions
- 51.5 x 65.5 cm
- Vendor
- Bonhams
John Bowess horse Daniel ORourke (Irish Birdcatcher out of Forget me not) was under 15 hands high yet John Scott and his jockey, Frank Butler thought highly of the little horse or the pony as they often called him. Daniel ORourke started the Derby at odds of 1 to 25, well down in the betting in the field of 27 runners. Daniel ORourke, who came with a rush a few strides from the chair won the 1852 Derby by half a length. Hall was the predominant racehorse portraitist of his time. The artist has taken great care in the depiction of the horse portraying in great detail in the markings and likeness. Together with the detailed landscape setting this is a particularly fine equestrian painting of one of John Bowess most important horses.
Provenance
Sotheby's, 2004.
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