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Equestrian group

Equestrian group
1845

Medium
oil on canvas

Measurements
70.7 × 91.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1951

Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: R. B. Davis. (Davi underlined) / August (us underlined) 1845. - ,

Accession Number
2885-4

Department
International Painting

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Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures

Subjects (specific)
breeches (trousers) coats (garments) equestrian portraits equestrians horse (species) men (male humans) saddles (seats) top hats (hats)

Provenance
Collection of Claude Dickason Rotch (1878–1961/2), ‘The Elms’, Teddington, Greater London, before 1951; by whom sold to P. & D. Colnaghi (dealer), London, 14 April 1951, as Huntsman in a landscape; from where purchased, on the advice of A.J.L. McDonnell, for the Felton Bequest, 1951.