Francis Calcraft Turner

Francis Calcraft Turner
British, b. circa 1782-1846
(i) 'Alice Hawthorn' (The Queen on the Turf) with Jockey Up, 1844
Inscribed "Alice Hawthorn", signed and dated F. C. Turner/1844 (lr)
Oil on canvas
16 3/4 x 20 7/8 inches (42.5 x 53 cm)

Provenance:
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, The Ralph Lauren Collection, Oct. 11, 1995, lot 48

(ii) 'Foig-a-Ballagh', Winner of the Great St. Leger, 1844
Signed and dated F. C. Turner/1844 and titled (ll)
Oil on canvas
16 3/4 x 20 7/8 inches (42.5 x 53 cm)

Provenance:
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, The Ralph Lauren Collection, Oct. 11, 1995, lot 48
"Alice Hawthorn" was the winner of forty-seven and a half races, including seventeen Cups and eighteen Queen's Plates. "Foig-a-Ballagh" was foaled in Ireland in 1841. He won the Grand Duke Michael Stakes and the Cesarewitch, and was the first Irish bred horse to win the St. Leger Stakes.

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