Lot 175 , John Beer (c.1860-c.1930), 'The Last Fence, The Grand National, 1909'

John Beer (c.1860-c.1930)
'The Last Fence, The Grand National, 1909',
signed lower right,
titled lower left,
watercolour and bodycolour,
25cm x 35cm

The 1909 Grand National was won by Lutteur III, at the relatively young age of 5, one of a handful to do so. More significantly, his win was a vindication for French breeders, who had seen the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris and the Grand Hurdle at Auteuil frequently won by channel-crossing English-breds. His sire, St. Damien, won the Hardwicke Stakes at Ascot, and was retired to stud in France; he became the leading sire of jumpers there between 1904 and 1911.

£150-250
Provenance: The Tanyards Collection, East Sussex