Vente aux enchères en direct 5433Old Master & British Pictures & Old Master Drawings
After George Stubbs
Lot 249

After George Stubbs

'Sharke' with Master Price

Fermé2 December 2008

Prix réalisé

GBP 4,375

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

Plus d'informations

Comment vendre

After George Stubbs
'Sharke' with Master Price
with inscription on the reverse 'Sharke with his trainer Price/by George Stubbs/Painted for the Turf Review/in 1794' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
14 x 17¾ in. (35.5 x 45.2 cm.); together with an engraving of the same subject.
two in the lot (2)

Note du spécialiste

Sharke, a famous racehorse in his day, served at stud in Virginia and 'did as much to enhance the value of the bloodstock of the United States as any horse ever imported' American Turf Register, 1830, vol. V, p. 173.