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Description: | Coloured aquatint . This rich, red bay colt with three white socks was named ‘Sultan’. Bred from ‘Bacchante’ in 1816, ‘Sultan’ was initially owned by the gambling club proprietor William Crockford (c.1776-1844). Crockford began his career as a bookmaker at Newmarket Heath but in 1828 established the high-stakes London gaming club known as Crockford’s, in St James’s Street. In 1821 Sultan was sold to Thomas Foley, 3rd Baron. Immediately after the Newmarket Whip of 1823, Foley sold the horse to Brownlow Cecil, second Marquess of Exeter (recorded as the owner in the lettering of this print). As ‘Sultan’ was the only challenger for the Newmarket Whip that year, the horse in fact won by default. This may explain why the winner is here depicted at rest in a field, rather than racing. | Subjects: | field fence topography tree horse country house/mansion horse-racing | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | John Ferneley Snr (Artist) | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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