Daniel Quigley Irish, 1750-1778
Mol-Ro, a chestnut racehorse, led by a liveried groom
Oil on canvas
62 x 120.5 cm
24 3/8 x 47 1/2 in
24 3/8 x 47 1/2 in
Inscribed 'Mol-ro. Taken from / the life' lower left
The horse depicted in the present painting is probably the same chestnut mare called Moll Roe who belonged to Mr Blackney and is recorded as running in Ireland in 1744...
The horse depicted in the present painting is probably the same chestnut mare called Moll Roe who belonged to Mr Blackney and is recorded as running in Ireland in 1744 when she was third in a race at Galway.