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Gimcrack, with John Pratt up, on Newmarket Heath
Painter: Stubbs, George
History note: William Wildman, for whom painted; his posthumous sale, Christie's, 19-20 January 1787, second day's sale, lot 71 ('The famous horse Gimcrack'), bt. Woodburn (?father of the dealer Samuel Woodburn) £17 6s. 6d.; Sir Walter Gilbey (by 1895); sold Christie's, 11 June 1915, lot 391, bt. Dean (? a York dealer: not a name known to present members of the London trade), £231; Sir William Pierrepont Wilson-Todd, Bt., of Halneby Hall, Croft, Yorkshire (who d. 13 February 1925, s.p., whereupon the baronetcy became extinct), presented by his widow to the Yorkshire Club, 12 May 1925; sold (when the Yorkhshire Club was virtually sold up) September 1957 to Agnew's, from whom bt. by Lady Adeane; her son James Adeane
Bought with the Abbott, Fairhaven, Gow, Jones, Perceval, Webb and University Purchase Funds after a public appeal through the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum with subscriptions led by their Majesties the Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and contributions from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Victoria and Albert Museum Grant-in-Aid, the National Art-Collections Fund, the Pilgrim Trust and the British Sporting Art Trust, through Michael Tollemache, 1982
Method of acquisition: Bought (1982) by Adeane, James
Production date: circa AD 1765
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Frame
Depth 9 cm
Height 122 cm
Width 147 cm
Canvas
Height 100 cm
Width 124 cm
Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas
Accession number: PD.7-1982
Primary reference Number: 3975
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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