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Lord Jersey's Middleton

Lord Jersey's Middleton
 1825

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
72.2 × 91.5 cm
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.l.: MIDDLETON / B. Marshall Pt (. under t) / 1825
Accession Number
3255-4
Department
International Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1955
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
animal portraits grooms (animal caregivers) horse (species) men (male humans) racehorses Thoroughbreds (breed)
Provenance
Possibly collection William Theobald (1794–1850/51), Stockwell, Surrey, before 1851[1]; collection of Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland (1828–97, created 1885), by 1897; his collection, London, until 1897; by descent to his daughter Elizabeth, Countess of Kenmare (neé Baring, 1867–1944), London, 1897–1930; included in the sale, Pictures by old masters, principally of the Dutch and Flemish schools; choice sporting drawings in water-colours; valuable sporting pictures, Sotheby’s, London, 25 June 1930, lot 114 as the property of the Countess of Kenmare; from where purchased A. Betts, London, 1930; by whom sold to Knoedler Gallery (dealer), London, 25 June 1930 (stock no. 1218)[2]; with M. Knoedler & Co. (dealer), New York, 1930–32, (no. A1218, transferred from the London branch, 25 September 1930)[3]; from where purchased by Alfred H. Caspary, 29 October 1932; collection of Alfred H. Caspary (1877–1955), New York, 1932–55; included in the Caspary estate sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 29-30 April 1955, lot 245 as Lord Jersey’s “Middleton”, sold for $6250; from where purchased by Frank Partridge & Sons (dealer), London, 1955; from where purchased, on the advice of A.J.L. McDonnell, for the Felton Bequest, June 1955.

[1] An old label on reverse reads William Theobald 1834. Theobald was a prominent member of the horseracing scene, and was owner of a stud farm. Not included in the William Theobald sale, Christie’s, London, 10 May 1851 (Lugt 20366).


[2] See M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2012.M.54, Series I.A. Paintings, 1872-1970, Paintings stockbook 8 (A1-A2680, January 1928 – November 1943, p. 118; Accessed: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2012m54


[3] See M. Knoedler & Co. records, Series I.C. London, 1894-1977, Paintings stockbook 5 (A1-A2005, January 1928 – May 1938; p. 6 (Section 2); Accessed: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2012m54