The European Art Sale Part II
The European Art Sale Part II
John Frederick Herring Sr.
Don John Winner of the St. Leger ,1838 with William Scott Up
Lot Closed
January 30, 06:57 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
John Frederick Herring Sr.
British
1795 - 1865
Don John Winner of the St. Leger ,1838 with William Scott Up
signed and dated J.F. Herring 1838 (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 12 by 16½ in.; 30.5 by 42 cm
framed: 30¾ by 20 in.; 40 by 51 cm
Earl of Bradford, 1962
with Pasey & Payne, London
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 6 June 1985, lot 228
Don John was bought as a foal by Mr. Robert Risdale and upon his financial ruin, was subsequently purchased by Lord Chesterfield for 145 guineas. He went on to win the St. Leger in 1838 as a three-year-old, being unbeaten in both this and the previous year. Lord Chesterfield did not profit much from bets on the St. Leger, his failure to do so incurring the contempt of Lord George Bentinck who remarked that "If I had such a horse as Don John, I would have left the last card seller in Doncaster with a rag in his back."
The painting was reproduced as an engraving in aquatint by C. Haut, published in 1838.