LAMBERT MARSHALL (BRITISH 1810-1870) BAY COLT WITH SAM

LAMBERT MARSHALL (BRITISH 1810-1870) BAY COLT WITH SAM CHIFANY oil on canvas (51cm x 61.5cm (20in x 24in)) Footnote: Note: Lambert Marshall was the son of celebrated sporting artist Ben Marshall. Lambert painted portraits and sporting pictures and his works can be found in various important institutional collections such as the NPG and Yale Centre for British Art. Samuel Chifney (The Younger) pictured here, was the son of Samuel Chifney Sr, a pioneer of professional race-riding and the leading horseman of his day. Chifney (The Elder) was the retained jockey of the Prince of Wales and won four runnings of the Oaks and one of the Derby. Chifney, The Younger, also became the jockey for the Prince of Wales and was the five times winner of the Oaks, twice of the Derby and once, at the grand age of 57, the 1000 Guineas.