By Alfred Wheeler
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Wheeler
British, (1852-1932)
Diamond Jubilee with Jockey Up
Oil on canvas, signed, inscribed & dated 1900
Image size: 19.25 inches x 23.5 inches
Size including frame: 30 inches x 34 inches
Provenance: T Richardson & Co, Piccadilly, London
A wonderful sporting horse portrait by Alfred Wheeler of the racehorse Diamond Jubilee with Jockey Up. A bay stallion is depicted standing side on in a landscape, most likely Newmarket Heath, with another racehorse and jockey in the distance. The horse’s head is slightly turned towards the viewer to reveal a white diamond shape mark on his forehead running into a line down his face. On his lower forelegs can be seen leg wraps which were used during training and exercise. Research has identified the jockey as being Herbert Jones...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings