John sturgess
fl.1864-1903
was a hunting and racing artist and lithographer who worked mainly for the Illustrated London News between 1875 and 1885, and also exhibited widely in the London galleries, in particular at the Royal Society of British Artists and also at the Royal Hibernian Society in Dublin. He was known for being an accomplished illustrator of books and magazines, but is probably best remembered for his portrait of Blair Athol, the winner of the Derby in 1864.
ID: 25437 Going to Post,Jumping the Brook,Crossing thte Road,and The Run in (mk37) Oil on canvas
12x18in
