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John Frederick Herring snr (1795-1865)
Partisan
Oil on Panel, Signed and Dated 1825,
10" x 12"
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P.O.A
Provenance:
Property of various private owners.
Partisan was a bay colt bred by the 3rd Duke of Grafton in 1811
by Walton out of Parasol. Partisan was the half brother to the classic
winners Pindarrie, who won the 2,000 Guineas in 1820 and also to
the filly Pastille who made a double win in the 2,000 Guineas and
the Oaks in 1822.
Partisan won seven races, all of them at Newmarket including a 350
Guineas sweepstakes when he beat Bourbon.
Partisan was an established stallion at twenty four years old, at
the time of Herrings portrait in 1835. He had sired Derby winner
Mameluke, the classic winners Patron and Zeal, Cytprian added a
fourth classics success by winning the Oaks in 1836. He also sired
Venison who became champion stallion in 1846 and 1847. |
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