P Lowman (20th century)
P Lowman (20th century) 'Study for Portrait of Hopeful Venture' signed and dated 'P Lowman / '68' (lower left) and inscribed with title (lower right) oil on board 29.5 x 39.5cm
Provenance: From the estate of the late Julie Cecil (1942-2022)
Foaled in 1964, Hopeful Venture was one of the best horses raced by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1960s. Sired by Aureole, he was bred by the National Stud, leased to Queen Elizabeth II and trained by Sir Noel Murless. As a four-year-old in 1968, he won the Ormonde Stakes at Chester, the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, famously beating Vaguely Noble, the subsequent winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
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P Lowman (20th century) 'Study for Portrait of Hopeful Venture' signed and dated 'P Lowman / '68' (lower left) and inscribed with title (lower right) oil on board 29.5 x 39.5cm
Provenance: From the estate of the late Julie Cecil (1942-2022)
Foaled in 1964, Hopeful Venture was one of the best horses raced by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1960s. Sired by Aureole, he was bred by the National Stud, leased to Queen Elizabeth II and trained by Sir Noel Murless. As a four-year-old in 1968, he won the Ormonde Stakes at Chester, the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, famously beating Vaguely Noble, the subsequent winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
