“William Hall Walker, important figure in thoroughbred racehorse breeding” by George Algernon Fothergill ( English, 1868 -1945)

“William Hall Walker, important figure in thoroughbred racehorse breeding” by George Algernon Fothergill ( English, 1868 -1945)

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This watercolour depicts William Hall Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree DL (1856 – 1933) on horseback, the famous British businessman, Conservative Party politician, art collector, and an important figure in thoroughbred racehorse breeding.

The author of this painting is famous Scottish painter , caricaturist and illustrator George Algernon Fothergill (1868-1945), the master of sporting portraiture , who also contributed caricatures published in Vanity Fair under the pseudonyms “GAF”.

Sources: in on-line: https://wahooart.com/en/artists/george-algernon-fothergill/. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walker,_1st_Baron_Wavertree

Inscription: signed with artist’s proven monogramm GAF; the name of the sitter lower right.

Technique: watercolour and ink on paper, framed.

Measurements: unframed w 15 3/4″ x h 13 3/4″ (40 x 35 cm), framed 16 3/4″ x 14 3/4″ (42,5 x 37,5 cm).

Condition: fairly good.

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