Donald Mattinson (fl. 1950s) BRUMEUX; MIEUXCE; PHIDEA; HARD SAUCE; PINZA; STOKES; DANESHILL; AMORA (A GROUP OF EIGHT) pen & ink & watercolour, the reverse of each extensively inscribed with pedigree and performance details This set of eight paintings were commissioned by Sir Victor Sassoon in the 1950s and depicts a group of his horses at the Eve Stud in Newmarket. The group notably includes his 1953 Derby winner Pinza. There are also paintings of Brumeux who sired a French 2,000 Guineas winner (Hexton) and a Grand National winner (Early Mist); Mieuxce, winner of the 1936 French Derby & Grand Prix de Paris; Phidea who performed the Irish 2,000 Guineas & Derby double in 1937; & Hard Sauce who sired an Irish 2,000 Guineas winner.
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Donald Mattinson (fl. 1950s) BRUMEUX; MIEUXCE; PHIDEA; HARD SAUCE; PINZA; STOKES; DANESHILL; AMORA (A GROUP OF EIGHT) pen & ink & watercolour, the reverse of each extensively inscribed with pedigree and performance details This set of eight paintings were commissioned by Sir Victor Sassoon in the 1950s and depicts a group of his horses at the Eve Stud in Newmarket. The group notably includes his 1953 Derby winner Pinza. There are also paintings of Brumeux who sired a French 2,000 Guineas winner (Hexton) and a Grand National winner (Early Mist); Mieuxce, winner of the 1936 French Derby & Grand Prix de Paris; Phidea who performed the Irish 2,000 Guineas & Derby double in 1937; & Hard Sauce who sired an Irish 2,000 Guineas winner.