Lot 163: Richard Whitford (British, d.1890) A prize cow in a landscape

A prize cow in a landscape
signed 'R. Whitford' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50.8 x 61cm (20 x 24in).

PROVENANCE :
The Third Earl of Powis and thence by descent.

In 1876, this animal won :-
first prize at the Bath and West of England Show, Hereford
first prize at the West Midland Show, Oswestry
first prize at the Smithfield Club, London
first prize at the Bingley Hall, Birmingham

In 1877, this animal won :-
first prize at the Bingley Hall, Birmingham