Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards (1878-1966)
Oil on canvas
' Aldborough 1945 ' portrait of the race horse , commissioned by the trainer Fulk Walwyn
Signed lower right and titled verso
16 x 20"
Comes from trainer's collection
Aldborough was winner of the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot and The Doncaster Cup 1950 . Owned by the Hon. Dorothy Paget , trained by Fulke Walwyn at
Saxon House Stables , Lambourn.
Dorothy Wyndham Paget ( 1905-1960) was a British Racehorse owner and sponser of motor racing. She was also the daughter of Lord Queensborough and Pauline Payne Whitney ( of the American Whitney family ) She was cousin of Jock Whitney, owner of the Cheltenham. Gold Cup winner Easter Hero . Jock latterly became American Ambassador in London. Paget was also granddaughter of William C. Whitney the wealthy American businessman , politician and racehorse owner.