{"product_id":"a-sketch-at-the-grand-national-how-much-zoedone-1883-watercolour-by-george-finch-mason","title":"A Sketch At The Grand National\" How Much Zoedone? 1883 Watercolour by George Finch Mason","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eArt Sz: 8 3\/4\"H x 11\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrame Sz: 10\"H x 12\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWatercolour \u0026amp; bodycolour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe subject of the sketch, Zoedone, was a famous chestnut mare owned and ridden by the Austro-Hungarian nobleman Count Charles Kinsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRegarding the monetary details and racing metrics surrounding Zoedone at the Grand National:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePurchase Price: Count Kinsky purchased Zoedone in late 1882 for £800, with a £200 contingency payout added because she went on to win the Grand National. (She was originally bought as a hunter for a modest £170 before her racing potential was recognized).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWinning Odds: Zoedone won the 1883 race at starting odds of 100\/7 (roughly 14\/1).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSlowest Time Record: Ridden in exceptionally heavy mud against the smallest field in the history of the race (only 10 runners), Zoedone completed the course in 11 minutes and 39 seconds. This stood as the slowest winning time in Grand National history for 118 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGeorge Finch Mason (1850-1915) was a sporting artist, author and illustrator, specialising in humorous studies and caricatures. His father was a schoolmaster at Eton and he was educated there in 1860-64. He contributed to several books including Humours of the Hunting Field (1886), Flowers of the Hunt (1889), The White Hart and other Stories (1891), The Run of the Season (1902), and Heroes and Heroines of the Grand National (1907 and 1911). He was a frequent contributor to many sporting publications of the time and was ‘Uncle Toby’ of The Sporting Times. He also worked for Punch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Cary Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172475125958,"sku":"46055","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0210\/6626\/files\/DSC_0001_ec3d8043-6f20-4d03-a181-765f1cffa80c.jpg?v=1789060035","url":"https:\/\/thecarycollection.com\/products\/a-sketch-at-the-grand-national-how-much-zoedone-1883-watercolour-by-george-finch-mason","provider":"The Cary Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}