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Harry Hall

Irish Birdcatcher

n.d.

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Harry Hall

Irish Birdcatcher

n.d.

Physical Qualities Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 in. (71.2 x 91.5 cm.)
Credit Line William Woodward Collection
Object Number 1956.234
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1956; Mrs. William Woodward, 1953-1956; William Woodward; purchased before 1929
Hamburgers Community Interest Window, November 10-December 8, 1964.

The National Museum of Racing, Saratoga Springs, NY, July 27-September 14, 1970.

Winterthur Museum and Gardens, Delaware, "Speed and Spirit: Legacy fo the English Arabians", April 9-May 29, 1988.
William Woodward and W. S. Vosburgh, "Cherished Portraits of Thoroughbred Horses, from the Collection of William Woodward," New York: Derrydale PRess, 1929, pp. 20, 255-256, ill. p. 254.
Eileen O'Brien, 'The Woodward Collection,' "The Blood-Horse," April 25, 1977, p. 1795, ill. p. 1791.
John Fairley, "Great Racehorses in Art," Oxford: Phaidon, 1984, p. 133, ill.

Inscribed: Face: signed LR, "Harry Hall" and inscribed on plate over stable door, "IRISH BIRDCATCHER"

Artist

Harry Hall

English, c. 1814-c. 1886

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