Charles Walter Simpson, R.I., R.O.I. (1885-1971) PAT SMYTHE ON HER FAMOUS HORSE PRINCE HAL signed and with label to the reverse, oil on canvas, framed

Charles Walter Simpson, R.I., R.O.I. (1885-1971) PAT SMYTHE ON HER FAMOUS HORSE PRINCE HAL signed and with label to the reverse, oil on canvas, framed, 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in. Pat Smythe OBE (1928-1996) was one of the most successful show jumpers in the world and won many major competitions as well as a bronze medal in the 1956 Olympic Games team event. Prince Hal, an ex-racehorse originally named Fourtowns, was acquired in 1949. The pair won at the Royal International Horse Show, set a European Ladies high-jump record and were part of the winning Prix de Nations teams for Great Britain.