John Alfred Wheeler (British, 1821-1903) FLYING FOXportrait of the 1899 Triple Crown winner, oil on canvas, signed J.A Wheeler, dated 1899, in ornate Victorian gilt frame, overall 41 by 46cm. PROVENANCE: Label to backboard reading Richard Green (Fine Paintings) 36 Dover St. London W1X 4JQ. Artist J.A.Wheeler. Title: Flying Fox S/D 1899. Size: On canvas 12 x 14". condition is good with no obvious damage or tears, it would seem from the reverse that it has been relined, there is wear and losses to the gilt frame Flying Fox won over £40,000 for his owner the first Duke of Westminster, who is the only man to have bred two Triple Crown winners, his other being Ormonde. Both horses were trained by John Porter at Kingsclere and Lester Piggott's great uncle Mornington ('Morny') Cannon rode Flying Fox in his three Classic victories. An LNER locomotive was named after the horse in 1925 and a Royal Navy training ship, HMS Flying Fox, launched in 1918.
£1,500 - £2,000
John Alfred Wheeler (British, 1821-1903) FLYING FOXportrait of the 1899 Triple Crown winner, oil on canvas, signed J.A Wheeler, dated 1899, in ornate Victorian gilt frame, overall 41 by 46cm. PROVENANCE: Label to backboard reading Richard Green (Fine Paintings) 36 Dover St. London W1X 4JQ. Artist J.A.Wheeler. Title: Flying Fox S/D 1899. Size: On canvas 12 x 14". condition is good with no obvious damage or tears, it would seem from the reverse that it has been relined, there is wear and losses to the gilt frame Flying Fox won over £40,000 for his owner the first Duke of Westminster, who is the only man to have bred two Triple Crown winners, his other being Ormonde. Both horses were trained by John Porter at Kingsclere and Lester Piggott's great uncle Mornington ('Morny') Cannon rode Flying Fox in his three Classic victories. An LNER locomotive was named after the horse in 1925 and a Royal Navy training ship, HMS Flying Fox, launched in 1918.