By Henry Frederick Lucas Lucas
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Henry Frederick Lucas Lucas
British, (1848 1943)
Rokeby Fuchsia
Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18)93, further signed & inscribed verso
Image size: 19.5 inches x 25.5 inches
Size including frame: 25.5 inches x 31.5 inches
A wonderful painting of a dappled grey champion Shire mare named Rokeby Fuchsia in a stable, by Henry Frederick Lucas Lucas. Rokeby Fuchsia was a famous champion Shire mare foaled in 1887, by Lincolnshire Boy (sire) and Lady Grey (dam) by Noble Devonshire. The breeders were WH & J Spalton of Derby. The mare was originally called Bowbridge Fuchsia and owned by Mr. J Camden of Aston Magna in Warwickshire, who first began showing her.
In 1891, she was sold to Mr John Parnell of Rugby and her name was changed to Rokeby Fuchsia. Parnell owned a number of show horses and under his ownership she began winning a number of championships and key prizes. At the Essex Agricultural Show...
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19th Century Victorian Henry Frederick Lucas Lucas Art