Lot 128: HARRY HALL (FL. 1838-1886) BLUE GOWN WITH JOHN WELLS UP IN A LANDSCAPE

Signed l.r.: H. Hall 1869., oil on canvas, unlined 70 by 90 cm.; 27 1/2 by 35 1/2 in. The bay colt Blue Gown by Beadsman out of Bass-Bleu was bred and owned by Sir Joseph Hawkley. He was trained by John Porter, and was winner of many races, including the 1868 Derby and Ascot Gold Cup, and in 1869 His Majesty's Plate, and the Craven Stakes at Goodwood. In 1870 he was bought by Prince Pless, and was sent to Austria until 1877. In 1878 he came back to England, where he remained at Cobham stud until 1881. He was bought by Mr. J.R. Keene, and shipped to America, but did not survive the journey. In 1879 he was the top sire in Austria and Hungary.