{"product_id":"the-duke-of-hamilton-winning-a-pony-match-at-cheltenham-october-16th-1866-watercolour-by-finch-mason","title":"The Duke Of Hamilton Winning A Pony Match At Cheltenham October 16th 1866 Watercolour by Finch Mason","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eArt Sz: 10\"H x 14\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrame Sz: 16\"H x 20\"W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSigned \u0026amp; inscribed with an account of the race, pen \u0026amp; ink \u0026amp; watercolour, paper to reverse inscribed in ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis picture was given to A.D.G. by Richard Marsh the Trainer to King Edward 7th \u0026amp; King George 5th as a Christmas present 1908.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Cheltenham Pony Match on October 16th, 1866, was a historical equestrian match race famously won by the Duke of Hamilton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKey Details of the Event\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Winner: William Douglas-Hamilton, the 12th Duke of Hamilton, who was a prominent and highly eccentric figure in 19th-century British horse racing and sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, a historic town deeply rooted in British racing tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHistorical Significance: Match races (one-on-one challenges between two owners) were incredibly popular high-stakes gambling events in the Victorian era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eArtistic Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis specific race was famously immortalized in a sporting painting by the well-known British equestrian artist George Finch Mason (1850–1915). His artwork, titled \"The Duke of Hamilton Winning a Pony Match at Cheltenham, October 16th 1866,\" captures the finish line and features a handwritten account of the race inscribed directly onto the piece.\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":47137367687366,"sku":"46032","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0210\/6626\/files\/DSC_0001_afa18ef6-ecfb-422b-9b54-23217e7ab670.jpg?v=1788454664","url":"https:\/\/thecarycollection.com\/products\/the-duke-of-hamilton-winning-a-pony-match-at-cheltenham-october-16th-1866-watercolour-by-finch-mason","provider":"The Cary Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}