Joshua Dighton

(British, 1831-1908)

Portrait of the Racehorse Angelina, Winner of the Great Tom Stakes, 1897, with American jockey "Tod" Sloane (1874-1933) up, signed and dated lower left "Joshua Dighton 1897", oil on canvas, 26 x 22 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 33 x 29 in.

Provenance: Estate of T. Kenneth and Karin Ellis, "Stepping Stones", Hot Springs, Virginia
Condition Report: original stretcher and tacking edge, surface dirt, accretion, tear middle right, crackle with minimal cupping; frame with losses to composition