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W., C. (fl. 1837), artist

Lot 51
13.07.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 51 | W., C. (fl. 1837), artist
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W., C. (fl. 1837), artist

Portraits of Brood Mares Belonging to the Royal Stud at Hampton Court. London: William Nicol, 1837

A fine and rare series of 24 horse portraits at the Royal Stables at Hampton Court, including Arabian horses from Oman. Two Arab horses are illustrated in this work, both of which were presented by the Imam of Muscat to King William IV. The first is described as ‘a very high caste’; the second ‘was purposely brought by the Imam from a great distance, for the King of England, being a very fine animal of the Nejd race.’ The Royal Studs, founded at Hampton Court in the 16th century, are closely linked with the development of thoroughbred breeding and racing throughout the world. This work was originally issued in 4 parts each with 6 plates and the original upper wrapper for part 2 is bound into this copy. Only 3 copies are recorded in Worldcat (no copies are found in the British Library). Each plate is preceded by a leaf with a description of the horse and they are all executed by an unidentified artist with initials 'C.W.' Bobins V, 1637; Dejager 350; Mellon/Podeschi 155; Mellon/Snelgrove, p.197.



Large folio (525 x 353mm). 24 lithographic plates, finished with contemporary hand-colour, by A. Ducotes (some clean tears to text and plates, some neatly repaired, one plate with small loss of blank corner, occasional light spotting or dust-stains). Modern red half morocco gilt, marbled boards, top edge gilt, original lithographic buff upper wrapper for part 2 with a vignette of horses bound in.





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Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
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