Harry Hall ( – 22 April 1882) was an English
equestrian
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painter
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, whose works were in demand by horse owners. His output was prolific and he was the foremost racehorse portraitist of his time: his style has been described as being "strikingly modern... when compared with many of his contemporaries". He also produced other types of portraits and shooting scenes.
Career
Hall was born in
Cambridge
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towards the middle of the second decade of the 19th century (dates of 1813, 1814, 1815, and 1816 are to be found in biographies).
He first appeared as an artist at
Tattersalls
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Founding
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, working on a number of their publications; initially ''British Racehorses'' and ''The Sporting Review''. He graduated to become chief artist of ''
The Field''. He produced a great volume of work, much of which was
engraved
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. ''The Sporting Magazine'' published 114
plates
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by Hall. He also worked for ''
The Illustrated London News
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''.
Hall began life as a portrait painter and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1838, however his career was established on his first equestrian work being given at the Royal Academy in 1845 when he exhibited a Suffolk cob from Newmarket.
He worked from his home, Willoughby House, Newmarket, from 1846 and frequently across England and Europe. He worked continuously, without need for exhibiting, from 1860.
Death
Having lately returned from a long commission in Chantilly, France, he returned home to Willoughby House, Newmarket and died there of paralysis.
[Harry Hall (c. 1814 – 22 April 1882) was an English equestrian painter,]
Family
His son was the cricketer
Ernest Hall; his grandson,
Patrick Hall, was also a cricketer.
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File:Harry Hall - Saucebox with Wells Up 1855.jpg, alt="Saucebox with Wells Up" (1855) by Henry Hall, "Saucebox with Wells Up" (1855) by Henry Hall. Many paintings of Hall's name the horse - this one is less usual in that the jockey is also named. Saucebox won the Lincoln Handicap in 1855.
File:Harry Hall - Kingcraft Bay Racehorse 1877.jpg, alt="Kingcraft Bay racehorse" (1877) by Henry Hall, Kingcraft,Winner of Derby Stakes
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(1877)
by Henry Hall. As there is no rider, this is an ''equine'' portrait rather than an ''equestrian'' portrait.
See also
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Horses in art
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References
External links
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A detailed Biography of Henry Hall with images of his workA shorter biography of Hall, with additional detailsTwo large images of paintings by Hall
(a listing of art galleries around the world known to possess paintings by Henry Hall)
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1810s births
1882 deaths
Equine artists
19th-century British painters