Rowlandson's racehorse auction scene sells bid to £22,000 in Gloucestershire
A watercolour of a thoroughbred racehorse auction appeared at Chorley’s (20% buyer’s premium) of Prinknash Abbey Park, Gloucestershire, on May 21 – 123 years to the day since it had itself last sold at auction.
The 11 x 17in (28 x 44cm) work was painted by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) during the high point …