St. Patrick, the Winner of the Great St. Leger, at Doncaster, 1820

by John Frederick Herring, Thomas Sutherland

$2,250 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

This magnificent portrait of St. Patrick, Sir E. Smith's celebrated racehorse who won the Great St. Leger Stakes in 1820, is considered one of Herring's most accomplished sporting portraits. Herring is an outstanding and imaginative artist who at an early age showed an aptitude for handling both riding whip and pencil. At a young age, fate took Herring to the Doncaster races where he saw the Duke of Hamilton's horse, William, win the St. Leger. The sight inspired him to

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