John Hilton, Judge of the Course at Newmarket; John Fuller, Clerk of the Course; and John Stevens, a Trainer

Benjamin Marshall, 1768–1835, British, John Hilton, Judge of the Course at Newmarket; John Fuller, Clerk of the Course; and John Stevens, a Trainer, ca. 1804

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Creator:: Benjamin Marshall, 1768–1835
Title:: John Hilton, Judge of the Course at Newmarket; John Fuller, Clerk of the Course; and John Stevens, a Trainer
Former Title(s):: Three Worthies of the Turf at Newmarket, c. 1804: John Hilton, Judge of the Course, John Fuller, Clerk of the Course and John Stevens, a Trainer
Date:: ca. 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches (48.9 x 38.7 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2001.2.205
Classification:: Paintings
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Link to Frame:: B2001.2.205FR
Subject Terms:: costume | horses (animals) | men | portrait | racing | riding
Associated Places:: England | Europe | Newmarket | Suffolk | United Kingdom
Access:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42114
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This sketch represents three prominent personalities at Newmarket Racecourse, then, as now, the most prestigious racecourse in the world. From left to right they are: John Hilton, the respected judge of Newmarket races from 1776 until his retirement in 1806; John Fuller, Clerk of the Course; and John Stevens, a prominent trainer. The sketch was commissioned from Benjamin Marshall by Augustus Henry Fitzroy, third Duke of Grafton (1735–1811), a prominent Whig politician and former prime minister. The duke was a noted racing enthusiast with a successful record of breeding and training horses.

Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2016

The Paul Mellon Bequest : Treasures of a Lifetime (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-02-17 - 2001-04-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]

Judy Egerton, British Sporting and Animal Paintings 1655-1867 : A Catalogue : The Paul Mellon Collection, , Tate Publishing, London, 1978, pp. 196, no. 207, pl. 25 (color), ND1383 G7 B75 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]

Aubrey Noakes, Ben Marshall, 1767-1835, F. Lewis, Publishers, Limited, Leigh-on-Sea, 1978, p.46, cat. 147, NJ18 M3843 A12 N63 + (YCBA) [YCBA]

Graham Reynolds, Posing on Four Legs, TLS, the Times Literary Supplement, Issue No. 4072, April 17, 1981, p. 445, Film S748 (SML) Also Available OnLine in TLS Historical Archive (ORBIS) [ORBIS]

Sotheby's sale catalogue : The Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Dick collection of English sporting and conversation paintings part two : 26 June 1974, Sotheby's, London, June 26, 1974, p. 68, lot 73, Fich B18 (YCBA) [YCBA]

Malcolm Warner, The Paul Mellon Bequest : treasures of a lifetime, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, p. 83, N5247 M385 P28 2001 (YCBA) [YCBA]

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