Lot 56 , John Beer, (1860-1930), 'Diamond Jubilee - In 4 Victories, 1900'

John Beer ((1860-1930))
'Diamond Jubilee - In 4 Victories, 1900',
a tribute to the 1900 Triple Crown and Eclipse Stakes winner,
with central portrait surrounded by studies of the finishes of the four races, The 2000 Guineas Stakes, The Derby, The St. Leger Stakes and The Eclipse Stakes',
signed to the central image,
watercolour and bodycolour,
48cm x 61cm

£200-400
Diamond Jubilee (1897 – 10 July 1923) was a British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse and sire. Diamond Jubilee was bred by his owner, the Prince of Wales. He was foaled in the year of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
In a career which lasted from June 1899 until October 1901 he ran sixteen times and won six races.
He showed modest form as a two-year-old in 1899 but improved to be the leading colt of his generation in 1900 when he won the British Triple Crown.
Diamond Jubilee was noted throughout his life for his unpredictable and sometimes violent temperament.

Provenance: The Tanyards Collection, East Sussex

Condition:
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Sold for £600