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John Boultbee (1753-1812)
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John Boultbee (1753-1812)

Mambrino, a grey stallion in a wooded landscape

細節
John Boultbee (1753-1812)
Mambrino, a grey stallion in a wooded landscape
signed 'J. Boultbee Pinx' (lower right)
oil on canvas
23 x 29¾ in. (58.4 x 75.6 cm.)
來源
with Arthur Ackermann and Son, Ltd., London.
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品專文

Mambrino was foaled in 1768 by Engineer out of a mare by Cade. He was bred by John Atkinson and sold by his executors to Lord Grosvenor to whom he belonged for the rest of his life. Although he raced with considerable success in the four seasons 1773-1776, including wins in the King's Plate and Jockey Club Plate of 1775, his reputation rests on his achievement at stud, siring a number of significant racehorses. His line also included successful hunters, coach horses and trotting horses. Mambrino's celebrity to later generations is due in large part to well-known prints after Stubbs in which, as with the present picture, he is depicted retired to stud. However the church in the background of the prints differs from that in the present picture by having a spire.